Contextual factors influencing the roles of patent medicine vendors in the provision of injectable contraception services in Nigeria

• Main Authors: Ayodeji Matthew Adebayo (Author), Mojisola Morenike Oluwasanu (Author), Faizah Tosin Okunade (Author), Olayinka Olufunke Ajayi (Author), Akinwumi Oyewole Akindele (Author), Ademola Johnson Ajuwon (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Patent medicine vendors (PMVs) play vital roles in the delivery of family planning services in Nigeria and other developing countries. There is a growing recognition of the need to integrate them into the formal health care system as a strategy to increase the contraceptive preva...