Mercy Ifijeh

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Anthropologist Mercy Ifijeh investigates the cultural beliefs in Nigeria that fuel male resistance to family planning, noting that many men view children as assets for labor and social security.

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Anthropologist Mercy Ifijeh explains that many men believe that children are assets: labour on farms, inheritors of lineage, and caretakers in old age.

Why Nigerian men push back on family planning

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