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Family planning helps prevent HIV from spreading: why are many Nigerians not using contraception?

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par Oluwafemi Atanda Adeagbo, Assistant Professor of Public Health, University of Iowa
Oluwaseun Abdulganiyu Badru, Ph.D. Candidate in Community and Behavioral Health, University of Iowa

Unintended pregnancies are more common in sub-Saharan Africa than the world average: up to 91 out of 1,000 pregnancies compared to 64 in 1,000.

Unintended pregnancy is common among women living with HIV too. In a South African study, for example, more of the women living with HIV reported unintended pregnancies (55% of them) than those not living with HIV (33%).

Preventing unintended…

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