In fact, since policies to increase population growth have been implemented in Iran in recent years, condom prices have risen noticeably, and condom sale is no longer current in the society, and some pharmacies even do not sell them. That is why access to condoms is limited.
Iran has passed a law banning the free, state-subsidized distribution of contraceptives in a bid to boost its population growth -- but the move has raised fears of catastrophic repercussions.
On November 1, 2021, Iran's Guardian Council approved the “rejuvenation of the population and support of family” bill, which outlaws sterilization and free distribution of contraceptives in the public health care system unless a pregnancy threatens a woman's health.
Prevalence. The prevalence of condom use varies greatly between countries. Most surveys of contraceptive use are among married women, or women in informal unions. Japan has the highest rate of condom usage in the world: in that country, condoms account for almost 80% of contraceptive use by married women.
Results: The overall contraceptive prevalence rate was 81.5% and the unmet need for any method of contraception was 2.6% (95% confidence interval, 2.0%-3.3%). Given the frequency of women who used traditional contraceptive methods (22.3%), the unmet need for modern methods was estimated as 17.4%.
The current fertility rate for Iran in 2023 is 2.091 births per woman, a 0.57% decline from 2022. The fertility rate for Iran in 2022 was 2.103 births per woman, a 0.57% decline from 2021.
North America still has the highest contraceptive prevalence of any country, at 74.8%. South America follows closely at 74.6%.
In Ireland, free condoms are available to people of all ages through sexual health clinics and some third-level colleges.
A World Health Organization survey of teens in 22 European countries, and in Canada, Greenland and Israel, found that Swedish teenagers use condoms the least.
Iran forbids women from traveling without the consent of her husband. According to article 18 of the Passport Law passed in 1973, a husband can ban his wife from leaving the country. A woman is required by Iranian law to have the permission on her husband before she can leave the country or obtain a passport.
Nowadays, it mostly refers to covering the head. All Iranian women and tourists are obliged to cover their hair or wear hijab in public areas. Many Iranian women choose to only cover up the top of their head and let a little hair out from the back and front of the head scarf.
The Quran does not prohibit birth control, nor does it forbid a husband or wife to space preg- nancies or limit their number. Thus, the great majority of Islamic jurists believe that family plan- ning is permissible in Islam.
Some Muslim religious scholars allow use of condoms among conjugal couples and to minimize harm related to medical or health condition such as HIV/AIDS status (Esack and Chiddy, 2009).
Male Condom
Male condoms are sold at pharmacies, drug stores, convenience stores, and some 100-yen shops. There are various types, from 100 yen for two condoms to 1,000 yen for twelve condoms per box. Anyone, regardless of gender or age, can buy it without an ID. Do not wear the condom improperly.
PIP: Current surveys indicate that more than 70% of married couples in Japan use condoms as their primary contraceptive method.
According to a survey on the sex life in China released in 2019, a majority of the young Chinese adults used condoms during sex. In that survey, almost half of the respondents said they preferred extra thin condoms. The survey also revealed that Chinese men usually took the responsibility of condom purchase.
The percentage of women and men aged 15–44 who used a condom “every time” they had intercourse in the past 12 months decreased with older age. The percentages were 35.6% and 53.5% among 15– to 19-year-olds and 10.9% and 9.4% among 35– to 44-year-olds for women and men, respectively.
According to a survey conducted in February 2023, nearly two-thirds of French people aged 15 to 24 who stated not always using a condom do so because they trust their partner(s). On the other hand, nearly one out of two young French people do not use a condom as they and their partner(s) have tested for HIV.
The survey contacted more than 2000 young people about their sexual habits and found that 1 in 10 had never used a condom, with more than a third thinking that carrying protection was a sign of promiscuity.
Contraception and STI testing in Germany
Certain health centres may provide free condoms, and people under the age of 22 can be reimbursed by health insurance providers but when it comes to the contraceptive pill or IUD implants, but there is no federal-level policy which assures condoms are available free of charge.
Most Australian women - 81 per cent - aged 16-49 years use some form of contraception, and over 200,000 women per year may choose to use this form of contraceptive.
Other than abstinence (not having sex), no birth control method is 100 percent effective (prevents pregnancy all the time). But some methods come close. For example, less than 1 in 100 women (less than 1 percent) who use implants or IUDs get pregnant.