Determinants of Men’s Involvement in Sexual and Reproductive Health in Nigeria

For too long men’s role has been seen as marginal in the area of sexual and reproductive health (SRH). Despite the decision from the 1994 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD), and the place of men in reproductive health (RH), the notion of many health-care providers that men are uninterested in taking responsibility for family planning and other RH issues still persists.  This study explored factors that influence male involvement in reproductive health. Qualitative methodswere used to collect data using in-depth interviews and focus group discussions involving twelve in-depth interviews and ten focus group discussions. Six in-depth interviews each were conducted in Adamawa and Bauchi States respectively, comprising four for males and two for females.  Five Focus group discussions each were also conducted in Adamawa and Bauchi States. Three of the FGDs in each state had all males and two had all females. The study found out that religion, pursuit of confidentiality, culture, contraceptive types, concentration of programming on women, and male egocentrism play a role in decreasing male involvement in RH services. Other factors which positively influence male participation in SRH health are: sports activities through using sporting activities to pass RH messages, home videos with RH messages, music which pass RH messages, attempts at reducing family size, fear of and awareness of STIs & HIV/AIDS, increased level of RH programmes which provide testing for STIs and HIV/AIDS, treatment and care together and awareness of reproductive health issues.The study concludes by recommending that there should be emphasis on men's participation in reproductive health since this could help draw attention to the need to do more for women as well. In other words, policies to increase men's participation may help improve women's programmes because more men would understand what SRH entailed and support better reproductive health care for women, as well as for themselves. Keywords: Qualitative Study, Male involvement, Sexual Reproductive Health, Adamawa and Bauch

CPED phase 2 final technical report, April, 2019

The Centre for Population and Environmental Development (CPED) report provides outputs and achievements for the period of the Think Tank Initiative (TTI) grant. The success of research proposals prepared during TTI Phase 2 was due to improved organizational performance and quality of research, which led to further funding. CPED’s Code of Research Conduct and Research Ethics was also developed during TTI phase 2. CPED program areas are: Climate change; Gender and development; Health Systems and health care delivery; Education and Development; Growth, development and equity in Nigeria; and Peace building and development in the Niger Delta region

Leaving no-one behind? Informal economies, economic inclusion, and Islamic extremism in Nigeria

This article examines how the Post-2015 commitment to economic inclusion affects informal economic actors in developing countries. It highlights the selective dynamics of inclusive market models which generate new processes of exclusion in which the most vulnerable continue to be left behind. The case of Nigeria reveals how inclusive market initiatives reinforce parallel processes of informalization, poverty and Islamic extremism in the north of the country. Fieldwork in northern Nigeria shows that inclusive initiatives are intensifying competitive struggles within the informal economy in which stronger actors are crowding out poorer, less educated and migrant actors, exacerbating disaffection and vulnerability to radicalization

Achieving universal access to health care in Africa: the role of primary health care

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Amnesties for Peace in the Niger Delta : a Critical Assessment of Whether Forgiving Crimes of the Past Contributes to Lasting Peace; research ethics protocol

Five years after implementation of the Amnesty programme, this research focuses on assessment, to provide a comprehensive review of the nature, drivers and expressions of violent conflicts in the Niger Delta region; analysing impacts the amnesty programme has had on conflict mitigation, peace building and national stability, as well as the potential for conflict re-occurrence. The study examines issues of justice in terms of security, stability, equity, and peace in the management of Amnesty and Post Amnesty Periods. The paper outlines the ethics process and methodology underlying the proposed study

Amnesties for Peace in the Niger Delta : a Critical Assessment of Whether Forgiving Crimes of the Past Contributes to Lasting Peace; security protocol

Implementation of the proposed research must consider possible eruptions of violence in the region which constitute risks to project team members and other project participants. Key elements of a security protocol for the study are outlined in this document, as every aspect of information collection in the Niger Delta region is sensitive. Thus the project's advance planning and training has been designed to prepare researchers and their assistants to assess potential dangers and empower them to retreat when a threat is perceived