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Wider awareness is key as some men lack proper information. Half of the street children in Kano are from Katsina. it might be connected to the lowest rate of contraception.
Great job by Nigeria Healthwatch!!!
It is good that we are using this platform and data to provoke policy discussions. Meanwhile, I suggest also that we update some of these data with MICS 5 as most of the CPR in those reported states showed some upward trend.
keep it up, team!!!
Dr. Sampson Ezikeanyi