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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Lizzy Davies

Fertility myths put millions off contraception, UN report warns

Health workers from the Communities Health Africa Trust offer family planning advice to women in rural Mpala, Kenya
The Communities Health Africa Trust provides family planning advice in rural Mpala, Kenya, where thousands of people normally have no access to health care. Photograph: Ami Vitale

Myths and misinformation surrounding the use of contraception are putting women off using modern family planning methods, the UN population fund has warned, as figures showed that nearly half of all pregnancies worldwide are unintended.

With more than 250 million women estimated to be not using effective contraception despite wanting to avoid getting pregnant, the UNFPA said that lack of access to family planning was no longer a leading reason for it not being taken up.

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