-The Times of India
New Delhi: India has been attracting severe criticism from the international community for its poor mix of contraceptive methods. This despite India registering the highest contraceptive prevalence rate for sterilisation at 36.9% as compared to other countries with similar demographics. The US trails India recording a 36.3% rate, China follows at 33.2% and Brazil at 34.2%.
The huge share of female sterilisation coupled with slow pace in adoption of other modern contraceptive methods have raised concerns among international agencies about women’s rights as well as health risks.
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