“Kunika women are always sick” : views from community focus groups on short birth interval (kunika) in Bauchi state, northern Nigeria

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2020-05-24

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The word kunika in the Hausa language describes a woman becoming pregnant before weaning her last child (pregnant while breast feeding). In support of culturally safe child spacing in Bauchi State, North East Nigeria, the study explores local perspectives about kunika and its consequences. Family size in this area is large, and polygamy is common. Some 57% of women in Bauchi have no education, compared with 36% nationally. Use of contraception is minimal. In the Bauchi context men continue to dominate decision-making about reproductive health (and ill-health) and sexual activity.

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CHILD SPACING, PATRIARCHY, FAMILY PLANNING, PREGNANCY, CONTRACEPTION, SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, POLYGAMY, GENDER ROLES, RURAL POVERTY, ISLAM, NIGERIA, SOUTH OF SAHARA, SOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTH, WOMEN'S HEALTH

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http://hdl.handle.net/10625/60648

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IDRC Research Results / Résultats de recherches du CRDI
2020-2029 / Années 2020-2029
Innovating for Maternal and Child Health in Africa (IMCHA) / Innovation pour la santé des mères et des enfants d’Afrique (IMCHA)
Maternal and Child Health (MCH) / Santé maternelle et infantile (MCH)