Improving Voluntary, Rights-Based Family Planning: Experience From Nigeria And Uganda.

Background: Growing focus on the need for voluntary, rights-based family planning (VRBFP) has drawn attention to the lack of programs that adhere to the range of rights principles. This paper describes two first-of-their-kind interventions in Kaduna State, Nigeria and in Uganda in 2016-2017, accompanied by implementation research based on a conceptual framework that translates internationally agreed rights into family planning programming.

Methods: This paper describes the interventions, and profiles lessons learned about VRBFP implementation from both countries, as well as measured outcomes of VRBFP programming from Nigeria.

Unmet need for family planning and barriers to contraceptive use in Kaduna, Nigeria: culture, myths and perceptions.

In 2017, just one-fifth of all married women of reproductive age reported using contraception in Kaduna state, Nigeria, while many more experienced unmet need for contraception. These realities drive risky fertility behaviours and compromise reproductive rights. This study explored the determinants of low modern contraceptive uptake and persistent unmet need among women in the state.