Abstract：
Access to reproductive health information is an integral part of the sustainable development goal3 of good health and well-being. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends a gender-based approach to public health that should holistically address the physical, mental and emotional well-being of women. However, women in urban areas seem to be benefiting more from various laudable reproductive health programmes than those in rural areas. This scenario negates the concept of sexual and reproductive health and rights, which have fundamental bearing for sound economic development and poverty alleviation. It is against this background that this paper examined the provision of reproductive health information to rural women in Nigeria. It identified the reproductive health information needs of rural women, including information on fertility, management of unplanned pregnancies, sexually transmitted diseases, prenatal and postnatal care. It further discussed the problems hindering rural women from accessing reproductive health information. To alleviate these problems, the paper discussed various roles public libraries can play in helping rural women gain access to reproductive health information. It recommended adequate funding, community engagements, and collaboration with relevant agencies for public libraries to take their place in the dissemination of reproductive health information to rural women.
摘要：
获得生殖健康信息是良好健康和福祉的可持续发展目标3的组成部分。世界卫生组织(世卫组织)建议对公共卫生采取基于性别的方法，从整体上解决身体、女性的精神和情感福祉。然而,城市地区的妇女似乎比农村地区的妇女从各种值得称赞的生殖健康方案中受益更多。这种情况否定了性健康和生殖健康及权利的概念，对经济健康发展和减贫具有根本意义。正是在这种背景下，本文研究了向尼日利亚农村妇女提供生殖健康信息的情况。它确定了农村妇女的生殖健康信息需求，包括生育信息,管理意外怀孕，性传播疾病,产前和产后护理。它进一步讨论了阻碍农村妇女获得生殖健康信息的问题。为了缓解这些问题,本文讨论了公共图书馆在帮助农村妇女获得生殖健康信息方面可以发挥的各种作用。它建议提供足够的资金，社区参与,并与相关机构合作，使公共图书馆在向农村妇女传播生殖健康信息方面占据一席之地。
