Effects of Cashless Policy on Reproductive Activity among Married Women in Urban Areas of South-South Nigeria
Authors:   Department of Human Physiology, College of Medical Sciences, Rivers State University, Rivers State, South-South, Nigeria, B. Gbaranor K. , A. Mube W. ,   Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital, Rivers State, South-South, Nigeria, C. Dickson I. ,   Department of Family Medicine, College of Medical Sciences, Rivers State University, Rivers State, South-South, Nigeria, I. Austin-Asomeji ,   Department of Community Medicine, College of Medical Sciences, Rivers State University, Rivers State, South-South, Nigeria, E. Kinako S. ,   Department of Anatomical Pathology, College of Medical Science, Rivers State University, Rives State, South-South, Nigeria, S. Asikimabo-Ofori ,   Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medical Sciences, Rivers State University, Rivers State, South-South, Nigeria, C. Imarhiagbe O. ,   Department of Family Medicine, College of Medical Sciences, Rivers State University, Rivers State, South-South, Nigeria, I. Ile V. ,   Department of Family Medicine, College of Medical Sciences, Rivers State University, Rivers State, South-South, Nigeria, M. Ebirien-Agana G. ,   Department of Surgery, College of Medical Sciences, Rivers State University, Rivers State, South-South, Nigeria, H. Chris-Biriowu ,   Department of Human Physiology, College of Medical Sciences, Rivers State University, Rivers State, South-South, Nigeria, M. Odimabo ,   Department of Human Physiology, College of Medical Sciences, Rivers State University, Rivers State, South-South, Nigeria, U. Oluoha R. ,   Department of Community Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Imo State University, Imo State, Nigeria, A. Amadi F. ,   Department of Medical Biochemistry, College of Medical Sciences, Rivers State University, Rivers State, Nigeria
Published: August 2023

Availability of physical cash is a vehicle for reproductive activity because its availability and accessibility determines reproductive activity in terms of conception among married couples. Stable economic is a panacea for reproductive activity to take place. The study is aim to investigate the Effects of Cashless Policy on Reproductive Activity among Married Women in Urban Areas of South-South Nigeria. The study involves 260 married women between 18 to 37 years of age. The study was a cross sectional study and questionnaires were given to participants after seeking their consent to fill independently and return it to the researcher. The study lasted for a period of 4 months. The study revealed that 82.3% of the participants did not have urge to sex during the period of Cashless policy while 17.7 do and 69.2% of the participants do not want to be pregnant during the season. 86.6% of the participants do not use protective devise during sex for several reasons. 95.4% have sex during the policy’s season and 98.5% of the participants were pregnant.81.5% said the pregnancy was not timely. 82.3% of the participants terminates their pregnancy and 82.3% used herbal medicine, 17.7% used tablets to terminate their pregnancy.94.6% have complications from terminating the pregnancy.69.2% of the participants said that, the policy brought hardship.