Awareness of family planning amongst antenatal patients in a Nigerian community: an exploratory study

Omolase, CO; Faturoti, SO; Omolase, BO

doi:10.4314/aipm.v7i1.64076

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“…Most of the participants had knowledge of at least one contraceptive method with condom being the most commonly known method. This finding supports the finding of Omolase, Faturoti and Omolase (2009) who found that a higher number of married females know about family planning. The finding is also in line with Aziken, Okonta, Adedapo's (2003) finding that the majority of men and women are aware of contraceptives.…”

Section: Knowledge Of Common Birth Control Methods Of Family Planningsupporting

confidence: 91%

“…Family planning involves action embarked upon by married people to project the number, spacing of children and timing by using birth control. Therefore, family planning deals with the ability of couples and individuals to hope for and achieve their dream number of children by the timing and spacing of their birth (Omolase, Faturoti, & Omolase, 2009). The authors further stated that the availability of family planning does more than enabling married people to limit family size.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The authors further stated that the availability of family planning does more than enabling married people to limit family size. It also safeguards individual health and rights and improves the quality of life of couples and their children (Omolase et al, 2009). Therefore, family planning is the measures taken by couples to project the number, spacing of children and spacing by using birth control.…”

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confidence: 99%

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Knowledge and Use of Birth Control Methods for Family Planning by Married People in Nsukka Education Zone of Enugu State

Ogidi¹,

Okere²,

Ogbuabor³

et al. 2019

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OBJECTIVE: The study investigated the knowledge level and use of birth control methods by married people for family planning in Nsukka Education Zone of Enugu state. MATERIALS & METHODS: The population of this study comprised 4450 married people who registered for marriage from 2010 to 2017 in Nsukka Education Zone of Enugu State. The sample was 445 respondents (210 married males and 235 married females). The instrument for data collection was a questionnaire titled: Knowledge and use of birth control methods for family planning questionnaire (KUBCM). The study was guided by four research questions and four hypotheses. The (KUBCM) research questions were answered using mean and standard deviation while t-test statistics was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. RESULTS: The results obtained showed that married people in Nsukka Education zone have knowledge of birth control methods; that they make use of birth control methods to a great extent; and that there is a significant difference in the mean responses of male and female married people on the extent to which married people make use of birth control methods for family planning. CONCLUSION: Both male and female married people have knowledge of common birth control methods of family planning, therefore, couples should discuss together which birth control method of family planning they want to adopt. It should not be a one-man affair. We recommend among others, the full integration of the male population in the family planning programmes, and provision of sensitization programmes aimed at improving male involvement in family planning by government and non-governmental

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Section: Knowledge Of Common Birth Control Methods Of Family Planningsupporting

confidence: 91%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Knowledge and Use of Birth Control Methods for Family Planning by Married People in Nsukka Education Zone of Enugu State

Ogidi¹,

Okere²,

Ogbuabor³

et al. 2019

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“…Other major media include enlightenment and education from hospitals, television programmes and information from family and friends. This finding is contrary to the findings of Rajesh, Premarajan, Narayan and Akshaya (2003) which found that magazine is the main source of information on family planning as well as the findings of Omolase, Faturoti and Omolase (2009) and Obalase and Joseph (2017) which state that the major means of information on family planning is hospitals and/or health workers and the findings of Sharma, Dorairajan, and Chinnakali (2015) which showed that the most frequent source of information was social circle and friends.…”

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Awareness, Knowledge and Comprehension of Media Messages on Family Planning as Predictors of Practice among Civil Servants in Lagos State, Nigeria

Adekoya¹,

Akoja²,

Ekeh³

et al. 2019

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Family planning is a population control method practiced in various countries including Nigeria; however, it cannot be practice unless people are aware of it and its methods. Thus, awareness, knowledge and comprehension of family planning messages as predictors of practice is studied. 478 copies of questionnaire were distributed to that number of civil servants at the Lagos state secretariat, Alausa from where the population for the study was drawn. With a response rate of 95.8%, 458 copies were retrieved and analyzed using the statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) version 22, while hypotheses were tested using the Pearson Chi-Square. Findings revealed that there is high awareness of family planning messages among study participants with posters as the major medium of awareness. The study also found that the long-acting family planning methods are the most known family planning methods and that the practice is well known and common among study participants.

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“…13 Majority (86%) of the respondents were vigilant about any family planning methods similar to the study from Sudan (87%), Nigeria (89%), Dulikhel, Kathmandu (90%). [14][15][16] They were aware about the family planning methods as the government is focusing more in this area by providing free counseling and family planning measures. The present study reveal that source of information on family planning methods were health personnel (34%), advertisement/mass media (32%) followed by midwives (25%) and personal relations i.e.…”

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An exploratory study on knowledge and practice regarding family planning and immunization among women attending MCH clinic

Sharma

Kafle

2017

Int J Sci Rep

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Background: Globally, an estimated 300,000 maternal deaths occur annually owing to causes associated with pregnancy, of which nearly 75% were preventable. Each year, modern contraceptives help women prevent 215,000 pregnancy-related deaths (including 66,000 from unsafe abortions), 2.7 million infant deaths and the loss of 60 million years of healthy life. Vaccination is one of the most cost-effective health interventions available, saving millions of children from illness, disability and death each year. The burden of infectious diseases has been reduced primary due to immunization.Methods: A cross-sectional study regarding knowledge and practice of family planning and immunization was conducted in a Maternal and Child health (MCH) clinic of Western Regional Hospital, Pokhara. The sample consists of 100 married women of reproductive age group (15-49) years having under five children coming to the clinic using purposive sampling technique. Results: Knowledge regarding family planning methods were oral contraceptive pills/depot/implant (84%) followed by intrauterine contraceptive device (77%), condom (65%), natural methods (80%), permanent method (92%). Condom was most commonly used among temporary methods. More than 4/5th of the respondents were aware about vaccines as per schedule of Nepal. But 5% of the respondents had neither given any vaccine to their baby and nor taken any dose of tetanus toxoid vaccine during their previous pregnancy.Conclusions: Still 14% of the respondents were not aware about any methods of family planning and 19% does not know about the vaccines as per schedule of Nepal. So there is a need to increase awareness about the different types of family planning methods and immunization.

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Awareness of family planning amongst antenatal patients in a Nigerian community: an exploratory study

Cited by 9 publications

References 10 publications

Knowledge and Use of Birth Control Methods for Family Planning by Married People in Nsukka Education Zone of Enugu State

Knowledge and Use of Birth Control Methods for Family Planning by Married People in Nsukka Education Zone of Enugu State

Awareness, Knowledge and Comprehension of Media Messages on Family Planning as Predictors of Practice among Civil Servants in Lagos State, Nigeria

An exploratory study on knowledge and practice regarding family planning and immunization among women attending MCH clinic

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