UTILIZATION OF FAMILY PLANNING AMONG WOMEN IN CALABAR SOUTH LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF CROSS RIVER STATE, NIGERIA
Abstract
The descriptive study was carried out to assess the knowledge and utilization of family planning services among women of child bearing age Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State. The specific objective of the study were to: assess level of knowledge about family planning, assess number of childbearing women using family planning, determine the type of family planning services mostly used among women of childbearing age, three research questions were set in relation to the specific objectives. The study design was descriptive in nature. One hundred and sixty five women using family planning methods were selected from the entire population using simple random sampling technique. The instrument for data collection was a self-structured questionnaire. Data collected were analyzed using simple percentage (%). Results revealed that 53.9% of the respondents have heard about family planning, 30% of the respondents utilizes family planning services, 34.3% uses condom as a method of family planning. Based on this findings, it was recommended that there should be individual/community awareness and sensitization about the need for family planning.
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