Determinants of Use of Modern Family Planning among Northern Nigerian Women: A Secondary Analysis of 2013 NDHS

Abstract

Introduction: Family planning allows people to attain their desired number of children and determine the spacing of pregnancies. It is achieved through use of contraceptive methods and the treatment of infertility. The aim of this study was to determine various factors that influenced the uptake of modern family planning among women of reproductive age in Northern Nigeria. Methodology: The study used data obtained from Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) 2013. Factors considered were drawn from the dataset. Analysis was carried out using Stata version 12.1. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to determine relationship between various factors and use of modern family planning methods. Level of significance was set at 0.05. Results: The total number of participants in the study was 21, 037. The mean age of respondents was 29.0 ± 7.1 years. Only 5.3% of the participants were currently using modern family planning methods. The highest proportion of use was 14.3% in the Northcentral zone of Northern Nigeria, while the lowest was 2.38% in Northwest. Identified predictors of modern family planning use were: Having at least secondary education (OR = 3.8, 95% CI: 3.3-4.4), being from the Northcentral (OR = 3.9, 95% CI: 3.4-4.5

Use of Modern Family Planning Methods among Women of South-Western Nigeria: A Snapshot

“…It has been reported that the South-West geopolitical zone has the highest prevalence of use of modern family planning methods and that the national average was 9.68% [12]. Among Northern Nigerian women, only 5.33% use modern family planning methods [13]. The great difference between the South-Western women and the Northern women may be because of their differences in education.…”

“…The great difference between the South-Western women and the Northern women may be because of their differences in education. While 89% of the South-Western women had formal education, only 34.1% of the Northern Nigerian women had formal education [13]. A study among Nigerian women had shown that those who had secondary education or more were 2.9 times more likely than those who had primary education or less to use modern family planning methods [12].…”