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"Saathiya" - A Youth Friendly Initiative in Family Planning

A household survey conducted in Lucknow, India, revealed that a majority of women marry by 18 and that most men are married by 21 years of age. By 19 years of age 66 percent of the women have had at least one pregnancy. Spouses and friends are the primary sources of family planning information for young married couples, and only 58 percent of respondents reported that they had ever used contraceptives, most of which are condoms purchased by men from pharmacies.