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Journal of Family Violence
Published in: Journal of Family Violence 2/2010

01-02-2010 | Original Article

Violence against Women as a Factor in Unmet Need for Contraception in Southwest Nigeria

Authors: Peter Olasupo Ogunjuyigbe, Ambrose Akinlo, Gbolahan O. Oni

Published in: Journal of Family Violence | Issue 2/2010

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Abstract

Evidence abounds that the relatively low patronage of family planning services in Nigeria is not simply as a result of the people being resolutely pronatalist. Available statistics indicate that some women are not using contraceptive despite their stated desires to limit or space births and as much as 62% of women with unmet need in Nigeria do not intend to use contraceptive. The paper examines the significance of violence against women in relation to unmet need for contraception. The study utilizes data obtained from a survey which took place in 2004 in six different locations (three rural and three urban) drawn from two of the six Southwestern states, Nigeria. Our findings indicate that domestic violence was not a strong factor influencing contraceptive use and unmet need in the area as spousal opposition was not cited as their reason by any of the women who were not using contraceptives.
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Metadata
Title
Violence against Women as a Factor in Unmet Need for Contraception in Southwest Nigeria
Authors
Peter Olasupo Ogunjuyigbe
Ambrose Akinlo
Gbolahan O. Oni
Publication date
01-02-2010
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Journal of Family Violence / Issue 2/2010
Print ISSN: 0885-7482
Electronic ISSN: 1573-2851
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10896-009-9275-y

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