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It’s essential to acknowledge that news production incurs expenses, and we take pride in never placing our stories behind a prohibitive paywall.sanitary pads from Value Added Tax , it has hardly affected the product’s prices, increasing from an average of N450 in 2021 to N1,500 in 2024.in local currencies, the cost of a one-month supply of tampons, sanitary pads, and ibuprofen medication at the cheapest available prices in 107 countries before converting prices to US dollars.
Retailers and shop owners who spoke to PREMIUM TIMES in different parts of the country said they have not experienced a major reduction in sales despite the hike in prices. What they experienced, they say, is a shift to the less expensive products. “Some will come to buy the other one and when they don’t have enough money for it, they just buy the other one,” he said.
Mr Ibrahim said the smallest size of Molped increased from N500 to N1,000. The medium size increased from N1,000 to N2,000 and the biggest size from N1,500 to N3,000. He said a carton of Softcare increased from N31,000 to N35,500. Molped increased from N10,500 to N16,500. “It’s the most surprising one because it’s the smallest and they hiked the price so much,” he said.In Sokoto State, Armiya’u Aliyu, a store owner, said the price of Molped recently increased from N500 to N750 and Softcare from N400 to N650.Faced with the rising prices, some women told PREMIUM TIMES that they have abandoned disposable sanitary pads.
Also, Ubaida Abubakar, 35, said she started using reusable pads after it was distributed to her daughter in school. “When you use it, you can wash it, dry it in the sun, and reuse it next time,” she said. “Because of the availability of the pads, I used to change like three to four times but now I find myself changing only twice a day,” she said.
Ms Funke-Treasure, who produces radio dramas, podcasts, and a TV show about menstrual hygiene, worries that the inflationary effect on sanitary pads may reverse the gain recorded in the number of women adopting sanitary pads, and worsen menstrual hygiene for them.
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