Covid-19 and access to sexual and reproductive health services

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has a far-reaching effect on human activities and relationships, especially on sexual and reproductive health (SRH). The pandemic exposed the unpreparedness of the governments of many nations to respond to the longstanding health needs of the people. Adopting a qualitative research design, this study examined access to quality and affordable SRH in Enugu stat, Nigeria, during COVID-19 pandemic. Our findings revealed that SRH products were not easily accessible due to the prolonged lockdowns attributed to the pandemic. Adolescents and women were discouraged from procuring and accessing SRH services due to artificially induced high prices of the products and the added feeling of nosocomephobia which kept people away from medical centers. More effort is needed by government and non-governmental organizations to strengthen access to SRH products in Nigeria, especially during pandemic

Business · Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19 · Disease · Economic growth · Environmental health · Feeling · Government (linguistics · Pandemic · Population · Reproductive health · Rural area · Socioeconomics · Sociology · State (computer science · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Issues · Medicine · Psychology · Sex work and related issues · Social Psychology