Background: Using data from the Family Health Clinic in Abuja, Nigeria, this study explores deeply into family planning practices and forecasting models.Methods: Monthly data on modern family planning methods from 2010 to 2021 were analyzed using time series techniques. The Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) model was used to estimate and generate forecasts.Results: Significant disparities in the use of current family planning methods were discovered. Notably, male condoms had different usage habits, as seen by their high standard deviation (624.66). Female condoms had the highest coefficient of variation (CV) (90.44%), suggesting the most relative variation. Skewness and kurtosis measurements revealed unique usage patterns, with injectables and intrauterine contraceptive devices (IUCD) having right-skewed, heavy-tailed distributions. In contrast, female condoms and implants were negatively skewed and light-tailed distributions. The study found that the exclusive use of male condoms outperformed all female family health care methods, albeit at a declining rate with seasonal changes. The ARIMA(1,0,2)x(2,1,2)12 model proved to be the best accurate forecasting model, as evidenced by statistically significant P-values, the lowest RMSE, MAE, MAPE, AIC, HQC, and SBIC values, and a negative MPE, implying exact forecasts with relative simplicity.
Conclusion:These findings have important implications for family planning programs and healthcare decisions in