PREVALENCE OF MODERN CONTRACEPTIVE USAGE AMONG WOMEN OF CHILD BEARING AGE ATTENDING GADAU PRIMARY HEALTH CAREITAS/GADAU, BAUCH STATE
Abstract
Thereductioninpopulationgrowthisbelievedtoimproveacountry’sprospectsfor economicdevelopmentwhichinturnisbelievetoenhancethecountry’sabilityto improvethelivesofitscitizen.IncaseofNigeriawecanseetherapidgrowthof populationwhichhasbeenincreasingintriplefoldsforexamplefrom fiftysix(56) millionpeoplein1963toonehundredandsixty-seven(167)millionin2006accordingto NationalpopulationCommission(2011).Thereisnosuchsocio-economicissueas graverandpressingthanthatofpopulationgrowth.Thustosavethecountryfromsuch graverproblem,itisessentialthepopulationgrowthshouldbeplanned,wellchecked andpeopleshouldseetheirhealthasparamount. Theobjectivesofthisstudyare:toanalyzethelevelofknowledgeandpracticeoffamily planningespeciallythemoderncontraceptivesbypeopleinNigeriawithparticular emphasisonHausacommunityofItas/GadauL.GA.Bauchistatewhichisoneofthe populated communityL.G.A.,examine the characteristic ofcontraceptives users, identifiedthosefactorsthatcreatehindrancestothepracticeoffamilyplanning especiallythemodernmethodoffamilyplanning,identifyanddiscussstrategiesthat canbeadoptedtoimprovetheuseofmoderncontraceptiveinNigeria.Theresearch hasthefollowingsignificance:tocreatemoreawarenessandpositiveattitudestowards familyplanningespeciallythemodernmethodandaidunderstandingonhowthesizeof thefamilycanbevoluntarilycontrolledthroughtheuseofmoderncontraceptives. Thestudywasanalyzedbytakingarandom sampleofOnehundredandeightyeight (188)respondentsintheirreproductiveageinHausacommunityofItas/GadauLGA BauchiState;datawascollectedthroughprimaryandsecondarydata;theresearch instrumentused werequestionnaire,personalobservation and oralinterview;the analysisofdataconsistofsimpletabulationonthebackgroundofshowingfrequencies andpercentages.
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