50% of SFH’s programme beneficiaries are the poor.

50% of rural pregnant women and children under 5 sleep under long lasting insecticide treated nets in at least two focus states.
Modern contraceptive prevalence rate increases from 11% to 16%.

Consistent condom use among high risk groups increases by 20%.

SFH MISSION

Society for Family Health has a mission to empower Nigerians, particularly the poor and vulnerable to lead healthier lives...more 

Research in the Society for Family Health

Welcome to the web page of the Research and Evaluation Division of the Society for Family Health, Nigeria. The division is responsible for providing evidence-based information on programme activities of the Society for Family Health, and also collaborates with the government at all levels and other organisations to monitor and evaluate the impact of programme activities on key national and state level indicators.

The Research and Evaluation division is responsible for all areas of research, monitoring and evaluation of programme activities as this will ensure the achievement of organisational goals. As a service division in the organisation, we provide input into all programme interventions of the organisation. The division also provides information into the national databank of HIV/AIDS, Malaria and other Reproductive Health indicators for the Federal, and state governments.

SFH carries out research activities both in-house using staff and trained consultants, but also uses reputable national research agencies to carry out large scale surveys. SFH’s research findings have been published in peer-reviewed international journals and presented in many national and international conferences, including the International AIDS Conference, the American Public Health Association Conference, the Nigerian National Conference on AIDS, the International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA), and the International Population Conference of the International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP).

The division is staffed with personnel with diverse skills and backgrounds, many of whom have over 5 years experience in both qualitative and quantitative research. SFH embraces collaboration with government, research agencies, academia (national and international) and individuals. The division has conducted a number of research activities at national level as well as among key target populations, using state of the art equipment and proven research methodologies. SFH has been involved in the conduct of the national HIV and AIDS and Reproductive Health Surveys (NARHS), the Integrated Bio-behavioural Surveillance Survey (IBBSS), the sentinel survey in ante- natal clinics, as well as large nationwide qualitative surveys exploring attitudes among key target populations.

Various publications of the Society for family health are available from

The Society for Family Health, 8 Port Harcourt crescent, Area 11 Garki, PMB 5116, Wuse, Abuja.

For further information on our research activities, reports and publications please send an email to research@sfhnigeria.org or SFHNIgeria@gmail.com

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