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

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dc.contributor.authorAnsari, Umaira
dc.contributor.authorPimentel, Juan
dc.contributor.authorOmer, Khalid
dc.contributor.authorGidado, Yagana
dc.contributor.authorBaba, Muhd Chadi
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-24T18:46:47Z
dc.date.available2021-09-24T18:46:47Z
dc.date.issued2020-05-24
dc.description.abstractThe 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.en
dc.description.sponsorshipGlobal Affairs Canada (GAC)
dc.description.sponsorshipCanadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10625/60648
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherBMCen
dc.relation.ispartofBMC Women's Health (2020) 20 : 113en
dc.relation.journalBMC Women's Health
dc.relation.urihttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-020-00970-2
dc.subjectCHILD SPACINGen
dc.subjectPATRIARCHYen
dc.subjectFAMILY PLANNINGen
dc.subjectPREGNANCYen
dc.subjectCONTRACEPTIONen
dc.subjectSEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTHen
dc.subjectPOLYGAMYen
dc.subjectGENDER ROLESen
dc.subjectRURAL POVERTYen
dc.subjectISLAMen
dc.subjectNIGERIAen
dc.subjectSOUTH OF SAHARAen
dc.subjectSOCIAL DETERMINANTS OF HEALTHen
dc.subjectWOMEN'S HEALTHen
dc.title“Kunika women are always sick” : views from community focus groups on short birth interval (kunika) in Bauchi state, northern Nigeriaen
dc.typeJournal Article (peer-reviewed)en
idrc.copyright.holder© The Author(s), 2020
idrc.copyright.oapermissionsourceCC BY 4.0en
idrc.dspace.accessOpen Accessen
idrc.project.componentnumber108039001
idrc.project.number108039
idrc.project.titleVideo Edutainment: Impact on Maternal and Infant Outcomes in Toro, Nigeria (IMCHA)en
idrc.recordsserver.bcsnumberIC36-1643402171-303212
idrc.rims.adhocgroupIDRC SUPPORTEDen

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