Contraceptive Use and the Quality, Price, and Availability of Family Planning in Nigeria

Download or read book Contraceptive Use and the Quality, Price, and Availability of Family Planning in Nigeria written by Bamikale James Feyisetan and published by Washington, D.C. : World Bank. This book was released on 1994 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Living Standards Measurement Study No. 108. Nigeria, which has experienced high fertility and rapid population growth over the past 30 years, has launched efforts to stem its population growth through contraceptive use. In this study, individual women are linked to the characteristics of the nearest pharmacy, health facility, and source of family planning to assess the importance of the socioeconomic background and the characteristics of nearby services for women's contraceptive use and fertility. The results suggest that limited levels of female schooling are constraining contraceptive use, particularly in rural areas. Policies to raise female schooling will raise contraceptive use and lower fertility. Broader availability of the pill through pharmacy outlets and of the injection and IUD in fixed health facilities is also likely to raise contraceptive use. Consultation fees at health facilities do not appear to be constraining demand for modern methods.