Oladepo Ladipo says child marriage is responsible for lots of maternal death in Nigeria
The President of the Association for Reproductive and Family Health, Oladepo Ladipo, has called for a ban on child marriage in Nigeria to reduce complications arising from childbirth by children, such as vesicovaginal fistula .
The dialogue was organised to review and discuss strategies and related indicators on EPMM and how they may advance maternal health in Nigeria. “There is also a need to improve health literacy in the country. The importance of citizens utilising government facilities should be highlighted and the facilities available in every community should be known by all citizens because sometimes, the government in their wisdom may put a facility in a community and it is underutilised,” he said.
“Unfortunately, our contraceptive prevalence rate is shamefully low, about 12 per cent, and you can see the effect on the population,” Mr Ladipo said.
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