Department of Family Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria.
Afr J Reprod Health. 2022 Dec;26(12s):21-26. doi: 10.29063/ajrh2022/v26i12s.3.
Despite growing agreement on the importance of sexual and reproductive health and rights at all stages of human development, the link between ageing and the sexual and reproductive rights of older African women has been an overlooked topic of research and policy formulation. This commentary takes a multidisciplinary approach to highlighting older African women's sexual and reproductive health and rights, identifying extant legislative frameworks, shortcomings, and strategies to improve their implementation. An examination of the legislative frameworks in place demonstrates that they are insufficient for the full implementation of these rights. As a result, a deliberate effort is required to correct historical wrongs and preserve older women's sexual and reproductive health and rights.
尽管在人类发展的各个阶段，人们越来越认识到性健康和生殖健康及权利的重要性，但衰老与非洲老年妇女的性权利和生殖权利之间的联系一直是研究和政策制定中被忽视的话题。本评论采用多学科方法强调老年非洲妇女的性健康和生殖健康及权利，确定现有的立法框架、缺点和改善执行的战略。对现有立法框架的审查表明，这些框架不足以充分落实这些权利。因此，需要作出深思熟虑的努力，纠正历史错误，维护老年妇女的性健康和生殖权利。
