NHS Community Contraceptive Services, 2008-09

Statistics on community contraceptive services in Wales include data for the year ended 31 March 2009.  The latest release updates the statistics previously released on 29 January 2009.

The key points from the latest release are:

• just under 40,000 women and 3,800 men attended clinics for contraceptive services;
• more than a third (36%) of women attending clinics were under 20 years old;
• 47 per cent of the women attending clinics chose oral contraception, 18 per cent chose injectables and implants, with 22 per cent choosing male condoms;
• only 6.4 per cent of the female population in Wales aged between 12 and 49 attend community contraception clinics.

Further information can be found on the StatsWales website.

Contact

Tel: 029 2082 5036
E-mail: stats.healthinfo@wales.gsi.gov.uk

Next update

November 2010 (provisional - to be confirmed on the 'Due Out Soon' page)