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Increasing reproductive health choices for Nigerians through the promotion of female condoms in Nigeria


Tuesday, November 3, 2015 : 11:15 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.

Olalere Alabi, B.Sc , MPH, Directorate of Measurement, Research and Evaluation, Society for Family Health (SFH), Abuja, Nigeria
Jennifer Anyanti, MBBS, Society for Family Health, Abuja, Nigeria
Wole Fajemisin, MBBS, Measurement, Research & Evaluation, Society for Family Health (SFH), Abuja
Yauri Aduak, B.Sc , M.Sc, Measurement, Research & Evaluation, Society for Family Health (SFH), Abuja, Nigeria
Victoria Archibong, B.Sc, Society for Family Health (SFH), Abuja, Nigeria
Statistics reveal poor reproductive health indices in Nigeria. Maternal mortality rate (MMR) is high, which is mainly due to unintended pregnancy and high fertility rate. Though a significant percentage of women would like to space or limit child births, a high fertility rate of 5.5 and the high unmet needs for family planning shows that they do not have the means of doing so. Furthermore 2.9 million persons are estimated to have HIV in Nigeria, and less than 50% of women of reproductive age used a condom at their last non-marital sex.

An innovative programme aimed at improving access to female condoms (FC) has been implemented in Nigeria since 2009. A cross-sectional study was conducted in 2014 to assess FC knowledge and attitude among women (15-49 years) and men (15-64 years). A four level multistage cluster sampling was used to select 5000 respondents in five states in Nigeria.

These interventions have succeeded; there has been an increase in the level of awareness of FC. About 50% of people in intervention sites have now heard of FC; one in every two male respondents are positively inclined to use FC because it protects against contracting HIV & STIs, while about 45% of women would use FC because it prevents unintended pregnancies. About 9% preferred it as their choice of contraception.

The incremental steps made in Nigeria prove that the FC can become in the future a major tool for sexually active Nigerians to safeguard their reproductive health. 

Learning Areas:

Advocacy for health and health education
Implementation of health education strategies, interventions and programs
Planning of health education strategies, interventions, and programs
Social and behavioral sciences

Learning Objectives:
Demonstrate how social marketing can be used to increase the acceptability and use of female condom. Formulate strategies to better reach the young population on sexual and reproductive health issues. Develop an effective mechanism of increasing female condom availability at community level.

Keyword(s): Contraception, Reproductive Health

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I have the educational qualification in the field of public health. I have worked with government and non governmental organisation with focus on family planning, women empowerment and adolescent reproductive health issues. I have co-authored paper with seasoned lecturers. I presently work in the largest indigenous NGO in Nigeria with an established research and evaluation unit. I believe I am competent to be an abstract author on the above topic content I intend to present.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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