A Registered Public Health Nurse at Kulende Primary Healthcare Centre, Zango, Ilorin, Habibat Basiru-Shittu, says demand for Family Planning (FP) commodities has increased, resulting to out of stock.
Basiru-Shittu told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Ilorin, Kwara State, on Wednesday that the high demand could be attributed to economic situation in the country.
According to her, other factors include increased sensitisation on FP in the state.
She said that the heathcare centre received more than 1000 people who required services and commodities since the beginning of 2024.
She explained that in September alone, 151 people accessed FP services and commodities at the centre.
The Registered Nurse, who is also a Midwife, said some men brought their wives to the health centre for family planning services, a change in the peoples’ attitude to the child spacing option.
Mrs Lateefa Abdulfatai who was seen at the healthcare centre to access FP services, said she has three children and she spaced everyone of them.
On her part, Mrs Fatima Abdulwahab, a petty business owner who was also seen at the centre to access FP commodities, expressed satisfaction with the method she is using.
She added that she has not recorded any side effects, and pledged to continue to use FP to space her children. (NAN)
