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"Brazil once had one of the highest teenage pregnancy rates in Latin America, with ~750,000 Brazilian girls ages 15–19 giving birth in 2000.
But over 25 years, births among that age have plummeted 44%, falling below 400,000 in 2019, with ~281,000 projected for 2025.
Contraception intervention: The primary driver for the reversal has been the rapid expansion of birth control access, with free birth control, condoms, and IUDs provided by the country’s national health system, Sistema Unica de Saude.
Outreach: Community health program Saude da Familia sends educators door to door to share family planning options ..."
How Brazil reversed its teenage pregnancy epidemic "Prosperity, education and social media have all played a part in tackling one of the country’s largest and most stubborn health challenges"
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