Surveys of AIDS-related behavior provide different data about condom use than do family planning surveys. Use within marriage. This estimate is based largely on surveys of women of reproductive age. Worldwide, condoms rank near the bottom among contraceptive methods used by married couples. About as many couples rely on vasectomy.
Japan is home to almost one-fifth of all married condom users worldwide.
In some countries where overall use of contraception is at low levels, condoms account for a substantial proportion of all methods used. Globally, the percentage of married couples using condoms for family planning appears to have declined slightly during the past decade. In some countries, however, condom use has increased somewhat. If both members of a married couple are free of infection and the couple remains monogamous, their risk of contracting an STI is virtually nil, and other modern contraceptives are available for family planning. Ghana Social Marketing Foundation Be happy in the game of love use condoms, this Ghanaian poster suggests.