Abstracts Archive

Background/Objectives:Fertility desires are high in Nigeria. But research suggests emerging interest in smaller families. This study explored how Nigerian men and women perceived the benefits of smaller (three or fewer children) versus larger (five or more children) families.Materials and Methods:Se...

Background: One of the many decisions made in the household, which has consequence on family well-being, is the timing and spacing of children. This study explored the association between exposure to various forms of communication strategies and contraceptive behavior between women of reproductive a...

BackgroundDespite growing awareness on contraception and current global and national programmatic initiatives to improve contraceptive utilization, demand for modern contraception especially in Nigeria still persists. Side effects, myths, misconceptions, cost and service accessibility are known cau...

Annually, more than 20 million adolescent girls aged 15- 19 in developing countries become pregnant, and approximately 12 million give birth. Adolescent pregnancy has become a key public health problem, specifically in sub-Saharan Africa where about 10% of girls become young mothers at age 16, leavi...

Self-care is an effective approach that empowers individuals to take charge of their own health, access information, and utilize health services. Self-care interventions gives agency, autonomy, and choice to individuals to decide if, when, and how frequent to have children which determines significa...

Background/ObjectivesUnmet need for FP is highest among 15-19 years' sexually active unmarried women (66%) and decreases with age to 26% among 45–49-year women (NDHS2018). Unmet need among married female adolescents is lowest at 12%, rising to 23% among women aged 35-39 years. The objective of t...

Background/ObjectivesSelf-injection (SI) of DMPA-SC presents a unique value proposition for the use of the product (Osinowo, et al., 2020). Unfortunately, this practice is still low in Nigeria. As important stakeholders at the state level, family planning (FP) managers are key in reducing the bottle...

Background: Vasectomy is one of the most effective contraception for men and most popular in many developed countries. However, the method is less known and used in Nigeria due to fear of impotence, and violation of God's creation. As a result, only few men are willing to take up the method. Marie ...

Introduction/ObjectiveIn Togo, according to the MICS6 2017, the modern contraceptive prevalence rate (mCPR) is 24%, while unmet need is 30%. TheUSAID/AmplifyPF project has implemented two community-based approaches, namely the Family Planning Special Days (FPSD) and community-based distribution (CBD...

Background: The use of modern family planning methods is subpar in Nigeria as only 12% of married and 28% of sexually active unmarried women currently use modern contraception.This study aims to examine factors influencing re-uptake of family planning following removal among women who received impla...

BackgroundAdolescent girls face unique reproductive health challenges like early marriage, early age at first birth, and low contraceptive uptake with a higher unmet need for contraceptives among married adolescents compared to older married women. Anecdotal evidence from A360 project show that...