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Attitude of women towards family planning in selected rural communities of Ibadan
(2012) Taiwo, P. A. J.
The immediate need to control the high fertility rates among women in the rural part of Nigeria has attracted the interest of scholars in the academic world. Lots have been done by international agencies and other stakeholders to encourage the use of family planning methods among women both in rural and urban areas of developing countries including Nigeria. This notwithstanding, there still exist a great challenge of unmet needs regarding family planning especially in the rural part of Ibadan as the desired altitudinal and behavioral changes towards family planning Is yet to be achieved. This study attempts to examine the attitude of women from selected rural areas in Ibadan towards family planning using the Health Belief Model and Social Action as frameworks for explanation. The qualitative and quantitative methods of research were employed with a survey of 136 randomly selected mothers from 5 rural communities in Ibadan, 15 IDT. 5 Klls and 5 FGDs. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences was utilized in analyzing the quantitative data, while the qualitative data were analyzed using content analysis. The study revealed that the socio-economic status of mothers significantly influenced their attitude towards family planning. Most of the women had only primary education and more women had no formal education compared to those who had secondary and tertiary education, hence few of them displayed positive attitude towards family planning methods. Majority of the women hardly gave birth in hospitals and depended on their husbands to decide what ever method will be used to space or limit the number of children they will have. The study also revealed that women perceived benefits of family planning as measures: to control population, reduce infant and maternal mortality and also make mothers healthy and strong after child birth. However, these were learnt after they had given birth to more than four children in other places aside the hospitals. The study recommends that couples in rural areas be encouraged to make effective use of contraceptives and adequately educated to appreciate the essence of utilizing family planning methods in order to give birth to quality children. Ante-natal and delivery cost should be highly subsidized in rural areas for women to be encouraged to give birth in the hospitals from the very first child and learn about, family planning methods. It was also recommended that family planning programmes that will attract
Knowledge and perception about family planning among women in selected rural communities of Ibadan
(2012) Taiwo, P. A. J.
Family planning has become a major strategy of population control both at the national and global level. Yet, population growth in Nigeria remains high especially in rural areas due partly to lack of adequate knowledge and poor perception about the need to utilize family planning methods, the study seeks to . examine the knowledge and perception of women from selected rural areas in Ibadan about family planning. The Health Belief Model and Social Action Theory guided the explanation of the understudied phenomena. The study adopted a qualitative and quantitative approach which included a survey of 136 randomly selected mothers from 5 rural communities in Ibadan, 15 IDT, 5 Klls and 5 FGDs. The Statistical Package for Social Sciences was utilized in analyzing the quantitative data, while the qualitative data were analyzed using content analysis. Findings revealed that although the sources of awareness were many, very few women had adequate knowledge about family planning methods. The study also revealed that women perceived family planning as a welcomed strategy to control population and make mothers healthy and strong after child birth, however, fear of pushing their husbands outside and increased promiscuity as well as the perceived negative side effect such as stomach aches, bodily complications, menstrual maladjustment,. infertility, were the major barriers that affected women's expected behavioral changes towards family planning in the study areas. Also, family planning was also perceived as a woman's thing which makes men feel uncomfortable with it and' hardly encourage their wives to practice. Most women preferred . condom use and abstinence in planning their family only when their husbands suggested or approved. The study recommends family planning methods be taught both in orthodox and traditional health centres. It also recommends that women are adequately educated to participate significantly in decisions regarding family planning especially in the rural part of Nigeria. It was also recommended that family planning programmes be intensified to incorporate the male folk and improve people's knowledge and perception on the benefits of contraceptive use in order to achieve the desired behavioral change towards family planning in rural areas.