_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ *Corresponding author: E-mail: clementedet75@gmail.com; Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research 34(4): 39-48, 2022; Article no.JAMMR.84687 ISSN: 2456-8899 (Past name: British Journal of Medicine and Medical Research, Past ISSN: 2231-0614, NLM ID: 101570965) The Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic on Family Planning Access and Use at Primary Health Centres in Rivers State, Nigeria Kinikanwo I. Green a , Clement K. Edet b,c* , Agiriye M. Harry c,d , Mkpe Abbey e , Ihuoma M. Opelia-Ezeh c , Anthony I. Wegbom b and Olatunde Raimi f a Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. b Department of Community Medicine, College of Medical Sciences, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria. c Rivers State Primary Health Care Management Board, Port Harcourt, Nigeria. d Department of Surgery, College of Medical Sciences, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria. e Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Medical Sciences, Rivers State University, Port Harcourt, Nigeria. f Research, Monitoring and Evaluation, The Challenge Initiative, Rivers Hub, Nigeria. Authors’ contributions This work was carried out in collaboration among all authors. All authors read and approved the final manuscript. Article Information DOI: 10.9734/JAMMR/2022/v34i431284 Open Peer Review History: This journal follows the Advanced Open Peer Review policy. Identity of the Reviewers, Editor(s) and additional Reviewers, peer review comments, different versions of the manuscript, comments of the editors, etc are available here: https://www.sdiarticle5.com/review-history/84687 Received 07 February 2022 Accepted 11 March 2022 Published 15 March 2022 ABSTRACT Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic has posed challenges especially to health systems and population health. Many countries enforced border closures and implemented lockdowns which affected many sectors of the society. Increasing case load has led to many health authorities reassigning healthcare professionals and reorganizing existing health services to combat COVID- 19 which may have affected routine and essential healthcare services, including family planning. Aims: This study aimed to assess the impact of COVID-19 pandemic and restrictions on the access and use of family planning among clients in primary health facilities in Rivers State, Nigeria. Study Design: Cross sectional survey. Place and Duration of Study: Participants were recruited from eighteen primary health centres Original Research Article