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Long-acting and permanent methods of contraception (LA/PMs) are safe and cost-effective for women who desire to delay or limit births, yet they are largely underutilized in Nigeria. These methods—the intrauterine device (IUD), the hormonal implant,…

In 2011 and 2012, The RESPOND Project conducted qualitative research in Cambodia, Malawi, and Nigeria to gain insights into the factors that may constrain the use of LA/PMs. These countries were chosen because they are U.S. Agency for International…

Simply training surgeons in fistula repair is necessary but not sufficient to ensure that such services are provided within a health system. Thus, Fistula Care/Nigeria facilitated the formation of a clinical peer-support network to increase women’s…

In addition to a lack of access to quality prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) services at the clinic level, community-level factors such as stigma; adverse gender dynamics; low support for HIV testing, antenatal care, and skilled…

With the support of the MacArthur Foundation, since 2007 Pathfinder International has implemented the Continuum of Care: Addressing Postpartum Hemorrhage project to prevent and manage postpartum hemorrhage in India and Nigeria. The project addresses the…

The data analyzed in this report were derived from a multimethod qualitative study conducted in Benue and Oyo States of Nigeria in July and August 2011. The findings reveal the myriad of challenges associated with demand for, and provision of,…

In Nigeria, health care professionals formerly believed that obstetric fistula primarily occurred in the northern part of the country. However, field experience and recent findings from the Demographic and Health Survey have shown otherwise: In the 2008…