Title: Hindrances to effective usage of family planning methods among women in Adamokolo Lokoja Urban area of Kogi state, Nigeria
Abstract: The research work deals with the factors that hinder the effective use of family planning methods among women in Adankolo. The purpose of the study was therefore to find out how knowledgeable the women in Adankolo were concerning family planning methods: to find out the various family planning methods they patronized, factors that hinder the effective usage of family planning methods among women in Adankolo and the non utilization. The study was a survey and the population constituted of all the women in Adankolo who are of child bearing age. The sample consisted of one hundred and fifty respondents were sampled using simple random sampling. The researcher used questionnaire consisted of respondents knowledge, attitude and behavour towards the factors that hinder the effective usage of family planning methods. That was analyzed using means and standard deviations. The finding shows that the women were knowledgeable about family planning methods that they use most of the methods available. However quest for male child and religious objection hinder them from fully utilizing the methods. Finally the women observed that non utilization of family planning methods result to sickness to the child. It was recommended that government and non government organizations should beef up campaign for use of family planning methods.
Publication Year: 2014
Publication Date: 2014-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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