*2.5.1.3 Religious and cultural disapproval*

Religious and cultural norms of some groups strongly discourage the use of family planning in low and middle-income countries like Nigeria. Such aversion stems from the fact that these cultures consider contraceptives as means of reducing or controlling their population by the west or an unclean practice. Addressing these fundamental issues through proper education on the benefits of contraceptives in addition to how they work and the need for productive sexual and reproductive health becomes eminent.
