Changes in the Use of Contraceptive Methods among Women in Latin America and the Caribbean during the Second Decade of the 21st Century: The Case of Argentina, Costa Rica, Cuba and the Dominican Republic.

Víctor Loyola, Centro De Investigaciones Y Estudios Sobre La Cultura Y La Sociedad - Universidad Nacional De Córdoba (Argentina). Unidad Ejecut
Laura Acosta, CIECS (CONICET y UNC)
Enrique Peláez, Universidad Nacional de Córdoba

The objective of this study was to analyse changes in the use of contraceptive methods among women aged 15-49 in Argentina, Costa Rica, Cuba and the Dominican Republic during the second decade of the 21st century, paying special attention to the 15-19 age group and comparing their use according to socio-economic and socio-demographic characteristics. The sources used were the National Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) of Children and Adolescents (UNICEF) of the selected countries. Preliminary results showed an increase in the use of subdermal implants and injectable contraceptives in all the countries analysed. Specifically, in Argentina, there was an increase in the use of tubal ligation, in Cuba and Costa Rica of contraceptive pills, and in the Dominican Republic of IUDs. Among adolescents, there was an increase in the use of subdermal implants, and a particular increase in the use of injectable contraceptives in Argentina and the Dominican Republic. Finally, in the most vulnerable socio-economic strata, an increase in the use of at least one contraceptive method was identified among women aged 15-49 in Argentina and among adolescents in the Dominican Republic.

Keywords: Family Planning and Contraception, Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights, Population Policies

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