As with other developing countries, Nigeria faced gender inequity in access to health
care services before COVID-19 emergence. This has been a major hindrance to the
attainment of universal health coverage and health-related Sustainable Development
Goals (SDGs).
The COVID-19 crisis and the attendant measures to contain it interrupted access to
medical services, exacerbating gender inequities in access to medical services (Kotlar
et al., 2021). Our study examines gender differential in access to medical services during the COVID-19
pandemic in Nigeria and explores contextual factors such as poverty, inter-and intra-household resources
allocation, decision-making, inequality, power relations, socio-cultural norms,
and perceptions that influenced access to sexual reproductive health.