This commendation is coming at the heels of 2018 World
Population Day which focused its anniversary on the “Family Planning is a Human
Right”.
Most of the Lagos mothers who spoke to NaijaAgroNet at a field trip to some
Primary HealthCare centres in Lagos by Pathfinders International, said
they see the issue of family planning as their own human rights, hence they
were encouraged to go all out with additional support of their spouses towards
making life better and healthier.
For a teacher, Mrs. Oluwaseyi Oluwapadia, who has been using
family planning since December 2012, noted she has evidently seen the benefit
on herself and her children.
“My last baby was in about September 11 and will be 7 by
this year September,” she declared.
Also, she affirmed support and consent of her husband,
pointing out that work permission is the only hindrance to keeping up to date
with medical visits as at when due.
“My husband gave his consent and has been very supportive,”
she asserted, stressing that one of the immediate benefit for her is that
family planning has helped her to keep fit and look like sweet sixteen.
Another mother, Mrs. Karim Bilikis, 32, told NaijaAgroNet
that family planning is very good and has enabled her to have peace in the home
front.
“It allows you to have peace at home, and take care of
children up to university level,” she said.
As said by her, women or mothers precisely have some work
and she would like to have time to improve on her education, noted that she is
on two months family planning, which she had started using it after her first
child.
“There is no side-effects unless you miss your medical
appointment,” she responded, when asked if there is any side effect to family
planning.
Family planning for her offers users an opportunity to have
happy family, help your husband. Mrs. Karim revealed that she has plan to have
just three children, stressing that she see family planning as a human right.
“Women have very important work to do including the
breastfeeding and catering for all the children,” Mrs Karim said.
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