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July 3, 2009

Uganda: Nutrition Used As Bait to Lure Women Into Using Birth Control

by Irene Nabusoba, New Vision, Uganda - In Uganda, the uptake of modern contraceptive methods for family planning is still low. The 2007 Uganda Demographic and Health Survey (UDHS) shows that the contraceptive prevalence rate was 24%, with only 18% women using modern contraceptives.

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