Vlassoff Michael, Sundaram Aparna, Bankole Akinrinola, Remez Lisa, Mugisha Fred
Guttmacher Institute, USA.
Issues Brief (Alan Guttmacher Inst). 2009(4):1-8.
This brief describes current patterns of contraceptive use in Uganda and documents the high costs associated with persistently high unmet need for modern contraceptives. Building on prior work and using national data sets to project estimates for 2008, we outline the net benefits to women and society of averting unintended pregnancies with current levels of use and under two scenarios of increased investment in modern contraception. Although enabling women to meet their childbearing preferences leads to an array of benefits--such as enhancing women's ability to go to school, enter the workforce and participate politically--we focus exclusively on the health and monetary savings from averting unintended pregnancy.
本简报描述了乌干达目前的避孕使用模式，并记录了与现代避孕方法长期存在的高未满足需求相关的高昂成本。基于先前的工作并利用国家数据集对2008年进行预测，我们概述了在当前使用水平下以及在两种增加现代避孕投资的情景下，避免意外怀孕给妇女和社会带来的净收益。尽管使妇女能够满足其生育偏好会带来一系列好处，例如提高妇女上学、进入劳动力市场和参与政治的能力，但我们只专注于避免意外怀孕带来的健康益处和金钱节省。
