BMJ 1996;313:135 (20 July)

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China is top of contraception league

The United Kingdom, France, and Hong Kong are second only to China in the use of contraception, with more than 80% of married couples using some form.



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  		There are 16 countries in Africa where less than 10% of the population uses modern contraception according to the league tables of 98 countries drawn up by the family planning charity Marie Stopes International. Worldwide, the most popular form of contraception is female sterilisation, with the contraceptive pill most commonly used in Europe.--

JACQUI WISE, BMJ


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