OWOLOKO, ITOHAN and Covenant University, Theses (2018) SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS, FAMILY PLANNING INFORMATION, HOUSEHOLD DECISION MAKING AND CONTRACEPTIVE USE IN NORTH EASTERN NIGERIA. Masters thesis, COVENANT UNIVERSITY.
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Abstract
Most of the world population growth is from developing countries and Nigeria is a major player in this, with a total fertility rate (TFR) of 5.5 and very low modern contraceptive use of 15%. This study, therefore, examines the relationships between socio-demographic factors, exposure to family planning information and household decision making and contraceptive use among married women in the North-East region of Nigeria. Out of a total of 38,948 women data set, this study extracted and used 5309 sample size for women aged 15-49 in the North-East region from the 2013 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey (NDHS) and analyzed at three levels; univariate (frequency distribution), bivariate (Chi-square) and multivariate (binary logistic regression) using SPSS version20.0 . This study distinguished between direct and indirect effects of explanatory factors to contraceptive use at 0.05, 0.01 and 0.001 significant level. The major factors considered in this study to influence contraceptive use are state of residence, education, religion, wealth status, number of living children, Number of co-wives, husbands education, exposure to family planning information and household decision making ,However the findings of this study revealed that only state of residence, wealth status, number of living children and family planning information from health facilities had direct relationships with contraceptive use in the North Eastern region . The study recommend that policy and program intervention to increase uptake of contraceptive in the region will have to be state specific to maximize results, and within the states, program intervention will need to customize activities according to wealth status ensuring that the poor and poorest sub-groups are given adequate information for informed choice and decision to use contraceptives in the North-East region of Nigeria .With respect to exposure to family planning information, and considering the fact that majority of the women (68.4%) and their husbands (58%), had no formal education , the most viable programming strategies will be to provide more easy access to health facility-based information to elicit increased contraceptive use in the long-run.Finally, further studies will do well to examine the variations of socio-demographic factors and household decision making within states in other to further maximize uptake of contraceptive use. .Finally, further studies will do well to examine the variations of socio-demographic factors and household decision making within states in other to further maximizFinally, further studies will do well to examine the variations of socio-demographic factors and household decision making within states in other to further maximize uptake of contraceptive use. .e uptake of contraceptive use. .
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Subjects: | Q Science > Q Science (General) Q Science > QA Mathematics |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Mrs Hannah Akinwumi |
| Date Deposited: | 19 Mar 2020 12:40 |
| Last Modified: | 19 Mar 2020 12:40 |
| URI: | http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/13225 |
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