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Understanding the Association between Wealth, Long-Acting Contraception, and the Private Sector

An analysis of 14 Demographic and Health Surveys revealed that wealthier women are more likely than poorer women to use long-acting or permanent contraceptive methods instead of short-acting methods. They are also more likely to obtain these methods from the commercial sector. However, in some countries, a substantial minority of women from low and middle wealth quintiles uses the commercial sector for long-acting or permanent contraceptive methods.