Sabastine Ndubisi Esomonu¹* , Apagu Dan Gadzama¹, Mary R Mathew², Ossai N Edmund³, Michael E Aghahowa⁴ and Jenny A Momoh²

¹Federal Capital Territory Primary Health Care Board, 9, Orlu Street, Area 3, Garki, Abuja, Nigeria
²Department of Epidemiology and Community Medicine, Federal University Lafia, Lafia, Nasarawa State, Nigeria
³Department of Community Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Nigeria
⁴Department of Surgery, Asokoro District Hospital, Abuja, Nigeria
⁵Department of Community Medicine, Federal University of Lafia, Nasarawa State, Nigeria

*Corresponding Author: Sabastine Ndubisi Esomonu, Federal Capital Territory Primary Health Care Board, 9, Orlu Street, Area 3, Garki, Abuja, Nigeria.

Received: June 22, 2023; Published: July 14, 2023

Abstract

The use of contraception allows for spacing of pregnancies, and can delay pregnancies in young women who are at increased risk of health problems and death from early childbearing. Contraceptives enable women who wish to limit the size of their families to do so. Evidence has shown that women who have more than 4 children are at increased risk of maternal mortality and infant mortality rate is 45% higher when births are separated less than 2 years [1]. Furthermore, despite widespread availability and awareness about contraceptive services, poor contraceptives use among women globally continues to pose significant socioeconomic challenge for individuals and society [2].

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Citation

Citation: Sabastine Ndubisi Esomonu., et al. “Perception, Prevalence and Predictors of Contraceptives use Among Women in Rural Communities of Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory".Acta Scientific Nutritional Health 7.8 (2023): 57-62.

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