Mercy Ifijeh
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.
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