The Lagos mothers have disclosed that
the choice of preferred family options were chosen by themselves without any coercion,
reports NaijaAgroNet.
Most of the mothers who spoke recently
to NaijaAgroNet during the 2018
World Population Day commemoration with the theme: Family Planning is a Human
Right, and supported by Pathfinder International.
Some of those who spoke to NaijaAgroNet included Mrs. Mojusola Oluwasegun, a staff
nurse, Mrs. Akerele Deborah, and Mrs. Florence Famakinwa, alluded to the fact
they willingly chose their plans of choice after careful counselling and
affirmation that it’s a human rights to them.
The family planning methods available to Nigerians especially spouses
include some 5 main types, namely the barrier methods, hormonal methods,
Intra Uterine Devices (IUDs) and natural
methods.
As at the time of filing this report, NaijaAgroNet gathered that an
estimated 6.428,000 women are using a modern method of contraception.
For Mrs. Mojusola Oluwasegun, 30: She
likes family planning, so also her husband, just as she insisted on choosing it
herself, obviously in fulfillment of her human rights.
“I like it and my husband also. I use implant.
I choose it myself. I prefer implant,” she declared.
She also noted that the first time she
used was allegedly told her system will change, but she started using it after her
second child, even though she intended to use it after first child.
A staff Nurse, names withheld, who spoke
to NaijaAgroNet at the Primary Healthcare Centre (PHC), Mascara in Alapere,
Ikosi, Agoyi-Ketu, Lagos, affirmed that they encourage married women to choose
a plan after due counselling.
“We allow mothers to choose a plan,”
she declared, adding that however, when there are complaints are mainly on menses
following too much and some weight loss, or adding of weight.
She described most of the complaints,
especially on the weight as “psychologically issues”, while those who have
excess bleeding issues are placed on medication.
Also speaking to NaijaAgroNet at PHC
Ogudu, a teacher, Mrs. Akerele Deborah, started family planning in 2004
following a visit to a PHC after fourth child. As said by her, she informed her
husband, noting that she had earlier did one family planning for 10 years and
the last one was five years.
“There was no complain from my spouse.
It’s a great benefit and I really thank the matron that introduced me to family
planning,” Akerele said.
Pointing out that the first family
planning ever, was condom, which somehow failed her, saying that despite using
condom, to got pregnant.
“Luckily both of us were at home,
otherwise it should have been a problem of infidelity,” she said.
Akerele emphasized that family
planning has helped her family in spacing out, stressing that fiscal ability
matters.
“If you want to give your children
space of 2 to 3 years; it’s not easy,” she said, but advised women to adopt family
planning because of themselves.
Equally, Mrs. Florence Famakinwa, 34,
told NaijaAgroNet at same PHC, that she started family planning since 2012, but when she
wanted to have a second baby, “I stopped and after second child. I decided to
start IUD and my husband supported me very well.”
She noted that no side effect since she
started this one, no issues, adding that the benefit of child spacing is very
important and cannot be over-emphasized.
NaijaAgroNet recollects that the World
Population Day was established on July 11 by the then-Governing Council of the
United Nations Development Programme since 1989.
Chuks Egbune/GEE
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