Although they had mostly positive attitudes towards contraception and premarital counselling, misconceptions about modern contraceptive methods and the impact of sex education were common.
and women were said to be practicing contraception if they were using one of the modern contraceptive methods to prevent unwanted pregnancy or to space births.
According to the UN's Population Fund only four in ten women in Malawi have access to modern contraceptive methods.
Only half of these people use any form of birth control and only one-third use modern contraceptive methods, according to several studies.
It said the use of modern contraceptive methods would need to rise by 40percentt for women to achieve the family size they want.
She took one of the few options open to pregnant adolescents in South Sudan, where abortion is illegal and modern contraceptive methods are almost unheard of.
As per the results in Table 3 (see estimates for sample of all women), age does not have a significant effect on use of modern contraceptives, although women in the 20 24, 35 39 and 40 44 age brackets are more likely to use other modern contraceptive methods (i.e., modern contraceptive methods other than condoms).
In 1968, Humanae Vitae banned modern contraceptive methods for Catholics.
Laws stipulate that a spectrum of modern contraceptive methods must be available free through the public health system.
"Investing in modern contraceptive methods would be far less costly to women and society than having unwanted pregnancies and unsafe abortions," she said.
This desire is achieved by use of modern contraceptive methods, enabling greater investment per child and greater women's health and family well-being.
