This study IJas pro mpt. e d by a rf'p o rt on mat ", rnn] mortal i t~ ...rnF.lsRoc l nted 'hi; t h :: hi rt h nllmhf'r n f nhnrtionR dll 0. t.o lIn·lI nt, ,.. r-jrnpr pg n a n c ies, 11 persi strnt hi I( h hi rth rat.e, and th" larg"rnnumber of poo rl y spaced pregnanci es . Th e ai m of t h is st.ud"IJasrnto analyze the use and th" barriers to use of ~ I o dernrnCo n trace pt ive met h ods a nd to ""amine the o ut. en mp () frnun- I 11 h" ] I i 0; n tin n i l 2 X. I, 0 r n Irncontracept i ve methods (IIX. ) and TUDS I hir l- hs .rnThe main rp.asons f nr not 11;::,. in~ mf"' (I,.....- 11 rn n'"r,r pp t in n t:r rrrnirlf'nti fied:rnI ,-rnla c k of f:::tctU;ll i~ · !'or m; t i n il :11")(1 d(~si rr forrnadditional c hildr e n (12 %) .rnfea r of f.'ont.rnr·rpti.ve pnmpli ,· :!· in n s (~%).rnmisco nception s o r f31~('1 jdf" n~. nhollt. PP (()%)rnopposition by th~ mnl ~ pnrtnrrs a ndrnReligious/ Culturn] tabons (~% each).rnGenerally, the age of first interrnllrse was "ery close tornthe start of menarc hf'. Tf'n p"r c(' nt: nf cas p !,; , hnd i nt."rcoursernb e fore menR.r c he. l'urthf'rm nrf' , "h"n Ino lting "t t.h"rnrelationship of the age nf thO" '''om" n "hpn the~- had theirrnfirst child and th"ir first int."r ro "r "~ anr:! m"nnrrIH', wernsee adol e sc e nt women w"r" at ri ,, ), f o r prpgnancy Rnd t.pmpt.prlrnto have an ill ega l abortion . Cnnsirlf'ring that many havernnot ye t established a fami 1 ~- or m"'~' sti 11 be in sc h oo l,rnsignificant problems can he expec t ed for thps" adolescents.rnIn addition,rnalso detailedrnthe role nfrnand finallyrnth" "pn"!';,, 1 n ram i h - P] nnni ng i srnthe so luti on!'; f o r better serv i cesrnare indicate d in t he di !';r ll "s ion .rnOf the tested h ypoth"",,,,, n )l 'Jf're r nnfirmer:! cxceptrnh~' pothesjs four "hich 'Jas rclnt en In th e r e lat.i o nship o frntl.e ~ri"ate v endo r s nf cont. ra rrp ti vrs . It h nd h prnrnhypoth esizc r:! t. hat gr p nter nUI1,h"r" "ith o r withoutrnpresc ripti o n 'Jould be ohtaininl t l,rm fr om private source s .rnThis was not so.