Why does uptake of family planning services remain sub-optimal among Nigerian women? A systematic review of challenges and implications for policy

IC Akamike, IN Okedo-Alex, II Eze… - Contraception and …, 2020 - Springer
Background Over the years, family planning uptake in Nigeria has remained low and this is
as a result of the various challenges and barriers faced by women. The aim of this study was …

A Survey on Prevalence and Knowledge of Family Planning among Women of Childbearing Age in the Provincial Settings of the Gambia: A Descriptive Cross …

A Barrow - Advances in preventive medicine, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Family planning (FP) is one of the fundamental pillars of safe motherhood and
reproductive health rights. In developing countries, women with unmet need for FP constitute …

Modern contraceptive use among unmarried girls aged 15–19 years in South Western Nigeria: results from a cross-sectional baseline survey for the Adolescent 360 …

EE Crawford, CJ Atchison, YP Ajayi, AM Doyle - Reproductive health, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Purpose Adolescents 360 (A360) is an initiative being rolled out across Nigeria with
the aim of increasing voluntary modern contraception use among women aged 15 to 19 …

Prevalence and determinants of contraceptive use among women of child-bearing age in a rural community in southern Nigeria

EO Ogboghodo, VY Adam, VA Wagbatsoma - Journal of Community …, 2017 - ajol.info
Background: Women's ability to determine whether and when to have children, enhances
their health, education and employment chances. Determinants of contraceptives use are …

[HTML][HTML] Knowledge and utilization of family planning among rural postpartum women in Southwest Nigeria

BC Anate, MR Balogun, T Olubodun… - Journal of family …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Background: In Nigeria, contraceptive use has remained low, 12% for any modern method,
despite the huge resources committed to family planning programs by stakeholders. This …

Access to information on family planning and use of modern contraceptives among married Igbo Women in Southeast, Nigeria

MM Oluwasanu, YO John-Akinola… - … of community health …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
This study was conducted among married Igbo women in Nigeria who have the lowest
median birth interval coupled with a culture of sex preference and low use of modern …

COVID-19 pandemic and unmet need for family planning in Nigeria

TO Michael, RD Agbana, TF Ojo, OB Kukoyi… - Pan African Medical …, 2021 - ajol.info
Introduction: the unmet need for family planning is a global health burden. The lockdown
occasioned by the COVID-19 pandemic has reduced access to contraceptives, especially in …

[HTML][HTML] Prevalence and determinants of contraceptive utilization among women in the reproductive age group in ethiopia

AM Merera, ME Lelisho, D Pandey - Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health …, 2021 - Springer
Introduction Despite the huge advantages of family planning programs, contraception use in
Ethiopia remains low. Determining the magnitude and associated factors of contraceptive …

Utilization of family planning methods and associated factors among reproductive-age women with disability in Arba Minch Town, Southern Ethiopia

Y Mesfin Yesgat, F Gebremeskel… - Open access journal …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction Globally in 2019, there were 1.9 billion reproductive-age women. Around 922
million of them were using either modern or traditional methods of family planning. Women …

Reasons for modern contraceptives choice and long-acting reversible contraceptives early removal in Amhara Region, Northwest Ethiopia; qualitative approach

KT Gashaye, KY Gebresilassie, BA Kassie… - BMC Women's …, 2023 - Springer
Background Women use modern contraceptive methods, mainly either to limit or space
pregnancy and both are not identical in their choices. One method may not best fit an …