AN ASSESSMENT OF MEN’S ROLE AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS FAMILY PLANNING IN ZARIA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KADUNA STATE, NIGERIA

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2012-11
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ABUBAKAR, Mairo
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Many studies carried out on family planning focused immensely on women neglecting men’s role and attitude. Despite Government programmes and facilities to encourage family planning in Nigeria, the uses of such facilities are still low in Zaria LGA. Results were presented in the form of frequency tables, percentages, charts and Chi square analysis. The research was carried out among men and women between the ages of 15 and 50+ years. These men and women were purposefully selected, based on respondents who were willing to take part in the study. A sample of 0.1% of the total population (408,198) of the study area was taken. The Hausa/Fulani is the largest ethnic group, followed by northern minority and Yoruba; Muslims are the major religious group. The findings also revealed that more than half of the respondents have tertiary education, followed by secondary and Quranic education. A greater proportion of the respondents were civil servants and those doing business. More than one quarter of the respondents did not disclose their income. More than half of the respondents want to have additional number of children. In spite of high knowledge of FP, only 121 out of 354 respondents are currently practicing FP. Ever use of FP by respondents was slightly higher than current use. While injectables and oral contraceptive pills were the most used methods by women, condom was the most used method by men. Decision making regarding the practice of FP is made jointly followed by husband only. The main reasons for adopting any FP method are spousal approval, effectiveness and availability. Majority of respondents not practicing FP do not intend to use FP in the future. The Chi square analysis (X2) revealed a significant association between marital status, educational attainment and knowledge of FP. Age, religion, ethnicity, education and income have statistically significant relationship with family planning practice. Religion, marital status and income also have statistically significant relationship with who made the decision to practice FP. Family planning programme in northern Nigeria should focus on Muslim men more to participate as joint decision makers in modern FP practice. This can be achieved through targeted family planning education and promotion programme to husbands. Religious leaders must be involved in clarifying religious misconceptions on issues regarding family planning. By practicing FP, the rates of maternal and child mortality will be reduced in Nigeria, especially in Northern Nigeria where such rates are very high.
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A THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF POSTGRADUATE STUDIES, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA, IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE IN GEOGRAPHY
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ASSESSMENT OF MEN’S ROLE AND ATTITUDE,, FAMILY PLANNING,, ZARIA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA,, KADUNA STATE,, NIGERIA
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