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Due to social stigma, there is little data on abortions in Nigeria. However, a 1984 study found that the majority of abortion patients at hospitals (55%) were under the age of 20. | Due to social stigma, there is little data on abortions in Nigeria. However, a 1984 study found that the majority of abortion patients at hospitals (55%) were under the age of 20. | ||
In 2008, the Center for Reproductive Rights put out a report: "Broken Promises: Human Rights, Accountability, and Maternal Death in Nigeria." The report found, "The number of maternal deaths in Nigeria is second only to that of India. The majority of these maternal deaths, as in the rest of the world, are preventable, and while the causal factors can be | |||
multiple and complex, governments must be held accountable when their actions or inaction contribute to this ongoing loss of women’s lives." It continues, "While the Nigerian government has repeatedly identified maternal mortality and morbidity as a pressing problem and developed laws and policies in response, these actions have not translated into | |||
a significant improvement in maternal health throughout the country. A number of factors inhibit the provision and availability of maternal health care in the country, including: the inadequacy or lack of implementation of laws and policies, the prevalence of systemic corruption, weak infrastructure, ineffective health services, and the lack of access to skilled health-care providers. The separation of responsibilities for the provision of health care among the country’s three tiers of government both contributes to and exacerbates the harmful impact of these various factors." | |||
===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ===What to Get & Where to Get It=== | ||