Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on women reproductive health and family planning services

Authors

  • Manish Taywade Department of Community Medicine and Family Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5274-8414
  • Rudra Prasad Pradhan Ex Consultant Family Planning, Directorate of Family Welfare, Odisha, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20211176

Keywords:

Covid-19, Pandemic, reproductive health, family planning, contraception

Abstract

Globally, women and adolescents health in the reproductive age group are heavily affected during the ongoing coronavirus disease - 2010 (COVID-19) pandemic. Contraception shortage across the world. Sustainable development goal, target 3.7 is “to ensure universal access to sexual and reproductive healthcare services, including for family planning, information and education and integration of reproductive health into national strategies and programmes.” The demand of health workers and supply chain are affected and impacted the availability and accessibility to the sexual and reproductive health

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2021-03-24

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