Academia.edu no longer supports Internet Explorer.
To browse Academia.edu and the wider internet faster and more securely, please take a few seconds to upgrade your browser.
This study examined the effectiveness of contraceptive measures as means of child spacing methods among the civil servants of reproductive age in Ibadan. The research design used was a descriptive research design. A total number of 110 senior cadre civil servants and 40 junior cadre civil servants making a total of 150 civil servants were selected using accidental sampling technique. A self-structured questionnaire 'effectiveness of contraceptive measures for child spacing methods among civil servants tagged 'CMCSCS' was used. A validated questionnaire by experts with a reliability level of 0.78 was used. Simple percentages and inferential statistic of t-test was used to test the hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The findings revealed that the senior cadre civil servants had the knowledge of child spacing from friends, parents and colleagues while the junior cadre identified friends and parents. Very many of the senior cadre used safe periods and withdrawal system among other contraceptives. The results also showed that the major reason why junior cadre space their children was to assist in limiting the size of the family due to their income, while the senior cadre identified many reasons. Further finding showed that there was a significant difference in the type of contraceptive measures used by the senior cadre and junior cadre civil servants. It is recommended that the civil servants should be educated on the need to adopt the effective contraceptive measures.
Family planning has been proven to save and enhance the lives of women and children. However, sub-Saharan Africans living in rural areas tend to use fewer contraceptives and have more children than their urban counterparts. Moreover, there is gap between awareness and use of modern contraceptive. This study, therefore, investigated the factors that may influence acceptability and consequent use of family planning among rural women in two communities in Ife Central Local Government Area, Osun State, Nigeria. A survey of 400 consenting women was done using a pretested self-administered questionnaire, which included questions on awareness on family planning and factors which are likely to predict its use. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, Chi-square test of association and logistic regression. The age of the respondents was 21.1±9.0 years and there were more Christians (94.2%) than Muslims and other religious groups. A large majority (79.0%) were currently married, with most respondents possessing junior secondary certificate. Almost all (96.4%) respondents had heard about family planning. However, only 20.0% were aware of the place where the services are available in their communities. Most of them (61.5%) noted that they were influenced to use family planning through organisations, which did social marketing of the products. Twenty-one percent respondents opined that their spouses would not approve of the use of family planning. Forty-three percent desired to have at least four children. Factors predictive of uptake of family planning were number of children (HR=1.74, 95% CI 1.15–2.53) and level of education (HR=2.12, 95% CI 1.43–3.22). A total of 35% of the respondents agreed to accept the method but practice and acceptance of family was very low. Interventions such as reproductive/family planning health education, social marketing, awareness and campaign targeting this population must be intensified in order to derive the maximum benefits of family planning to individuals and the nation, ultimately.
Background: In Ethiopia, the prevalence of modern contraceptive use is very low (27 %) and the percentage of those with unmet needs for family planning is 25 %. The current study identified factors associated with the utilization of modern contraceptive methods among married women in Western Ethiopia. Methods: A community based, cross-sectional study was employed from April 10 to April 25, 2014, among married women of reproductive age in Nekemte Town. A multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select 1003 study participants. A pretested structured questionnaire was used to collect data, and data collectors who had completed high school were involved in the data collection process. A bivariate, multivariable logistic regression model was fit, and statistical significance was determined with a 95 % confidence level.
ABSTRACT This study aimed at finding out what impact family planning has made on Nigerians, using PR strategies.. The population of the country grows at the rate of 3% annually ( three million people every year) thus further fueling the overstretch on the available infra structures, high level of unemployment, increased number of street children, illiteracy, poverty and disintegration of social and economic well being of Nigerians.. Their resistance to Population Control and Family Planning demands for strategies to help increase level of acceptance and practice of Family planning.Population Control and Family planning campaign is fraught with apathy, misconception, and misinformation, blackmail, outright, rejection and abuse. The issue is that Nigeria would develop faster when there is harmony between the resources and its population. Unchecked population therefore is posing a lot of problem to the living standard. The scope of this study therefore includes making those involved in Population control and Reproductive Health to be mindful of PR strategies. Questionnaires were employed to capture quantitative and qualitative data from the study population through random sampling from six States of the Federation while we used bi-variate analysis to determine relationship between dependent and independent variables. The data management and analysis were purely computer aided. The EPI INFO 2002 was used to enter the data from the study questionnaire and to construct a database for the study. This programme was also used to perform descriptive statistical analysis of the data. The graphical analysis on the other hand was mostly carried out with the Microsoft Excel spreadsheet package.It was discovered that over 65% of respondents practice family planning and majority (37.2%) of them were motivated by promotional agencies, 26.1% by Radio/TV programmes and 25.6% by service provider approach.In addition, about 62% said media programmes they watched influenced the number of children they have, 34% (majority) prefer face to face family planning promotion strategy and 71% are attracted by signpost of family planning clinics in their areas. The findings from the analysis of the data set reveal that public relations is an important tool since practice of family planning was not largely dependent on their socio-economic and demographic characteristics of age, sex, education etc. It was shown that exposure to public relations strategies was a major influencing factor. It therefore means that more friendly strategies could be designed to capture the interest of the general public.
This systematic review evaluates the strength of the evidence that community health workers' (CHW) provision of family planning (FP) services in low-and middle-income countries is effective. In a search of eight databases, articles were screened by study design and outcome measure and ranked by strength of evidence. Only randomized trials, longitudinal studies with a comparison group, and pre-test/post-test studies met inclusion criteria. A total of 56 studies were included. Of those studies with relevant data, approximately 93 percent indicated that CHW FP programs effectively increased the use of modern contraception, while 83 percent reported an improvement in knowledge and attitudes concerning contraceptives. Based on these findings, strong evidence exists for promoting CHW programs to improve access to FP services. We recommend a set of best practice guidelines that researchers and program managers can use to report on CHW FP programs to facilitate the translation of research to practice across a wide range of settings. (Studies in Family Planning 2015; 46[3]: 241–261)
ABSTRACT The primary purpose of this study was to determine the factors influencing contraceptive use among teenagers in Senior High Schools in Koforidua. The researcher used descriptive survey as the research design and questionnaires were used as the research instrument to collect data from the students. A sample size of 150 students were sampled through simple random sampling technique for the study. The methods adopted for analysing the results of the study were simple frequency and percentage which were generated from the Statistical Package and Service Solutions (SPSS). The study showed that teenagers have adequate knowledge on the use of contraceptives. This is evident as majority of them gave affirmative responses on the items relating to whether or not they have heard of contraceptives, where the information about contraceptives was obtained, the types of contraceptives known to the teenagers and the benefits of contraceptives. It was then recommended that there is the need for collaboration between the Ghana Education Service, the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Health to organize period educational programmes for teenagers on the use of contraceptives. Parents also should be willing to educate their teenage children on the use of contraceptives.
Contraception has proven to be an effective way of controlling fertility and spacing births. Studies have shown that contraception can avert high risk pregnancies and consequently reduce maternal deaths. Uptake of modern contraception is promoted as a mechanism to address the reproductive health needs of men and women, as well as the crucial challenge of rapid population increase. Therefore, this study was conducted to assess the factors affecting the uptake of modern contraception services among women of reproductive age in Oyo state, Nigeria. A cross sectional descriptive study using a two stage systematic sampling technique was used to select 530 women of reproductive age in five wards using sample size based on proportion to size in 20,000 households. Respondents were interviewed using a semi structured questionnaire which included questions on socio-demographic characteristics, awareness, knowledge, factors affecting the usage of modern contraceptives and perception of contraceptive use. Knowledge was assessed on a 5 point scale in which score of ≤ 2 were rated poor while perception was scored on a 36 point-scale in which scores ≤ 18 rated low. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, Chi-square test and logistic regression at p=0.05. Age of respondents was 30.3 ±7.8 years and 73.0% were married. Sixty percent were muslims and 34.5% had secondary education. Seventy two percent of the respondents were self-employed. About 90% had good knowledge of contraception while 60.8% had ever used contraceptives. The commonest source of information about contraception was mass media (72.8%). Twenty six percent obtained husbands' approval before using contraceptives while 20.0% had used modern contraceptives before first birth. Fifty percent of the respondents agreed that contraception helps in improving standard of living and 64.7% had good perception about contraception. Factors that hindered effective uptake of contraceptive services included poor service providers' attitude (33.3%) and congestion at the service centers (4.5%). Respondents with non-use of contraceptive before first birth were less likely to subsequently use contraceptives (OR= 0.324, 95%CI= 0.1-0.5). Husband's approval of contraceptives use was the major determinant of women's contraceptive use (OR = 3.4, 95%CI = 1.3-8.7). About 42.0% of the respondents had family planning centers not more than 5 kilometers walking distance to their residence. Twenty-one percent of those who had to take transportation to the service venues did not use contraception services. Majority of the women in Ibadan North West were knowledgeable and aware of contraception services but husband's approval on the use of modern contraceptives remains poor. Programmes that enhance husbands' approval of modern contraception are thus recommended.
2006 •
Bulletin of the World Health Organization
The global family planning revolution: three decades of population policies and programmes2008 •
1997 •
This study set out to assess family planning knowledge, attitude and practice among married couples in Abakpa Nike, Enugu East Local Government Area, Enugu State. A survey design approach was adopted for the study. Out of a population of 1130 married couples, 295 of them were randomly selected through taro yamane. Four research questions were formulated and analyzed in the course of this study. The mean value statistical analysis was used to analyze the research questions of the study. The results showed that there is positive knowledge of family planning methods among married couples in Abakpa. Husband’s involvement in family decision, support of national policy of 4 children per family and Contraceptives actually being effective in planning families; control the attitude of married couple towards the use family planning methods in Abakpa Nike, Enugu. There is adequate practice of family planning methods among married couples in Abakpa. Effectiveness and Partner involvement were the major factors influencing the Choice of Family Planning in Abakpa Nike, Enugu. Consequent upon the findings, the following recommendations, among others, were made: It is therefore necessary for religious leaders to be targeted and carried along in the campaign for modern contraceptive methods. The mass media should also be encouraged to do more in public (eg traditional method) have been associated with high enlightenment on the benefits of modern contraceptive methods. So, awareness and pattern of utilizing family planning services among married couples in Abakpa Nike, Enugu should be encouraged. Keywords: Family planning, Contraceptives, married couples, Mortality.
Conflict and Health
Family planning among people living with HIV in post-conflict Northern Uganda: A mixed methods study2011 •
International Family Planning Perspectives
The Effect of Community-Based Reproductive Health Communication Interventions on Contraceptive Use Among Young Married Couples in Bihar, India2008 •
International Journal of Medical Laboratory Research
HORMONAL CONTRACEPTIVES USE AND THE FEAR OF CERVICAL CANCER AS ITS AFFECT THE NIGERIAN POPULATION GROWTH2010 •
International Journal of Women's Health
Barriers to use of modern contraceptives among women in an inner city area of Osogbo metropolis, Osun State, Nigeria2013 •
2018 •
African Health Sciences
Perception and practice of contraception among male soldiers in Sobi barracks, Ilorin, Nigeria2013 •
Texila International Journal of Public Health
An Assessment of Socioeconomic Determinants of Contraceptive use among Women of Reproductive Age in Tarauni Local Government Area of Kano State, Nigeria2019 •
2017 •
IOSR Journal of Nursing a nd Health Science (IOSR-JNHS)
Factors Influencing Utilization of contraception among Women in Port Said City2018 •
FRONTIERS Final …
Comparing the effectiveness and costs of alternative strategies for improving access to information and services for the IUD in Ghana2008 •
ertility intention and use of contraception among women living with the human immunodeficiency virus in Oromia Region, Ethiopia
Fertility intention and use of contraception among women living with the human immunodeficiency virus in Oromia Region, Ethiopia2013 •
2019 •
International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR)
Knowledge of Contraceptives Methods and Appraisal of Health Education among Married WomanHealth Policy and Planning
Task shifting and sharing in maternal and reproductive health in low-income countries: a narrative synthesis of current evidence2013 •
International Journal of Sexual and Reproductive Health
An exploration of the factors affecting the utilization of family planning services among youth (18-24 years) at community level in rural Budaka district, Uganda2020 •
Perspectives on Sexual and Reproductive Health
Factors Associated with Contraceptive Use and Nonuse, United States, 20042007 •
Open Access Publishing Group