SOWUNMI, AKINYIMIKA and Covenant University, Theses (2018) SOCIO-DEMOGRAPHIC FACTORS, KNOWLEDGE OF FAMILY PLANNING AND FERTILITY PREFERENCE: EFFECTS ON MARRIED MEN’S CONTRACEPTIVE BEHAVIOUR IN NIGERIA. Masters thesis, COVENANT UNIVERSITY.
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Abstract
A lot of resources channeled to addressing fertility and contraceptive uptake issues in Nigeria focuses mainly on women neglecting the vital role men play in these issues. The objective of this study was to examine the effects of married men’s socio-demographic factors, knowledge of family planning and fertility preference on contraceptive behaviour in Nigeria. Using the 2013 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey Data on men, the relationships between fertility preference and socio-demographic factors, and knowledge of family planning was examined. Also examined was the relationships between contraceptive behaviour and socio-demographic factors, knowledge of family planning and fertility preference. Among married men only 16.4% reported using contraceptives and 95.8% reported knowing modern contraceptive methods. It was observed in the result that urban dwellers were more likely to use contraceptives than those living in rural areas. The likelihood of using contraceptives increased as married men get more education. Christians were more likely to use contraceptives than Muslims and Traditionalists. Married men who had knowledge of modern contraceptives were more likely to use contraceptives than those who had no knowledge/knowledge of folkloric/traditional methods. Married men who desired no more children were more likely to use contraceptives than those who desired more children. This study recommends more focus on men in policy and program interventions which would likely produce the desired effect in reducing fertility, by changing men’s contraceptive behaviour and attitudes towards small family size.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Contraceptive Behavior, Fertility Preference, Family Planning Knowledge,Married Men, Socio-Demographic |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HB Economic Theory |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Mrs Hannah Akinwumi |
| Date Deposited: | 16 Jun 2020 13:59 |
| Last Modified: | 16 Jun 2020 13:59 |
| URI: | http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/13389 |
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