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Apophia Agiresaasi
GLOBAL PRESS INSTITUTE

"...Use of modern contraceptive methods has increased among married women from 18 percent in 2006 to 26 percent in 2011, according to the preliminary results of the 2011 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey. But the community is waiting on the full report to gauge whether contraceptive use has risen among unmarried women..."

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Apophia Agiresaasi
GLOBAL PRESS INSTITUTE

"...Use of modern contraceptive methods has increased among married women from 18 percent in 2006 to 26 percent in 2011, according to the preliminary results of the 2011 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey. But the community is waiting on the full report to gauge whether contraceptive use has risen among unmarried women..."

URL to article: http://www.bignewsnetwork.com/index.php/sid/211058870/scat/a1e025da3c02ca7c/ht/Societal-Pressure-Early-Marriage-Fuel-Teen-Pregnancy-Rate-in-Uganda