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Impact of Covid-19 among Women of Reproductive Age in Nigeria

Volume: 97  ,  Issue: 1 , March    Published Date: 18 March 2022
Publisher Name: IJRP
Views: 460  ,  Download: 274 , Pages: 89 - 95    
DOI: 10.47119/IJRP100971320222967

Authors

# Author Name
1 Goodluck Azuonwu
2 Mgbere Mercy

Abstract

Background: This paper examined the impact of the covid-19 pandemic among women of reproductive age in Nigeria. Pandemics however, are not new to the human society. Nevertheless, humanitarian crises, including health emergencies like covid-19 affect men and women differently. The pandemic exposed sharp economic and social inequalities and widened the already existing gap with the most vulnerable in society, including unequal impacts affecting women and girls by virtue of their gender. This review provided information on the physical, economic and social impact of covid-19 pandemic among women of reproductive age in Nigeria. Methods: Grey literature such as reports and research briefs from WHO, UN, UNICEF, World Bank, Care International, Plan International. Partners West Africa Nigeria and National Demographic Health Survey Nigeria was used for this review. In addition literature searches from peer-reviewed articles published between 2001 to date in databases such as Pubmed and Google Scholar were also used for this review. Conclusion: Some of these impacts, as this review has found, include different types of social and economic problems such as loss of jobs, income decline, increased stress, worries, increase in sexual and gender-based violence and concerns that have had significant impact on the mental health and social well-being of women, children, and other vulnerable groups. Recommendation: Civil Society Organizations and Development Partners should lead interventions around the many forms of violence that women face across their life cycle and in all contexts of their lives- private, public and technology driven spaces. Furthermore, Government should develop operational plans that will include capacity assessments and risk analyses by the State and Local Government authorities; and extending the reach of public health and socioeconomic interventions by civil society and Non-governmental organization.