Dr. Jim Shelton's Pearls "Pearl" for the week of December 9, 2005

Recent Family Planning Success in Africa

What African country has shown excellent recent progress in family planning, with modern method contraceptive prevalence increasing from 6% in 2000 to 14% in 2005.

Ethiopia.

Reference: Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey 2005, Preliminary Report, Ethiopia Central Statistical Agency and ORC Macro, Calverton 2005.

The "Pearls" offer answers to commonly asked questions about family planning. These "Pearls" are prepared by Dr. James D. Shelton, Senior Medical Scientist, Office of Population, United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

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