UPTAKE OF MODERN FAMILY PLANNING AND ITS DETERMINANTS AMONG WOMEN ATTENDING POSTNATAL CLINICS IN SELECTED PRIMARY HEALTH CENTERS IN OGBOMOSHO NORTH, OGBOMOSHO OYO STATE

Family planning is defined as a way of thinking and living that is adopted voluntarily upon the basis of knowledge, attitudes and responsible decisions by individuals and couples in order to promote the health and welfare of the family group and thus contributes to the social development of the country. Thus, this study assessed the uptake of modern family planning and it’s determinants among women attending postnatal clinics in selected primary health centers in Ogbomosho North,Ogbomosho Oyo State. A descriptive research design was used in this study and convenience sampling technique was used to recruit 138 respondents. A self-structured questionnaire of reliability index was used as instrument of data collection. The responses were analyzed with descriptive statistics (frequency and table) using SPSS Version 23 and hypothesis stated was tested using inferential statistics (chi square). The study revealed that there is there is significant relationship between the Ages, Ethnicity and Marital Status (x2=.288, P=0.048), (x2=3.222, P=0.019) and(x2=1.87, P=0.00) respectively at P< .050.Hypothesis two which stated that “there is no significant relationship between determinants of uptake of modern family planning in selected PHCs Ogbomosho, Oyo state. Conclusively, the findings of this research showed that the people who participated in this experiment were women and were married. The patients were found to have knowledge on uptake of family planning, although having a fair degree of information about various method and types.Despite the availability of family planning services, misconceptions, and lack of spousal support were significant barriers to higher adoption rates.