FERTILITY BEHAVIOUR, SEXUAL NEGOTIATION AND CONTRACEPTIVE USE AMONG MARRIED COUPLES IN OSOGBO, OSUN STATE, NIGERIA

Fasina, Fagbeminiyi and Ogunnaike, O.O. and Ogbari , M. E. (2008) FERTILITY BEHAVIOUR, SEXUAL NEGOTIATION AND CONTRACEPTIVE USE AMONG MARRIED COUPLES IN OSOGBO, OSUN STATE, NIGERIA. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SOCIAL AND POLICY ISSUES, 5 (1). pp. 36-46. ISSN 1116 - 7238

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Abstract

The study on the fertility behaviour, sexual; negotiation and contraceptive use among married couples was undertaken in Osogbo Community of Osun State. It was aimed at examing how reproductive decisions and outcomes are negotiated within sexual unions and also to determine the factors that inhibits discussion of contraception among couples.A multi-stage probability sampling procedure was adopted to selectthe sample using the enumeration maps prepared by the National Population Commission for the 1991 census. Freqency distribution table was employed, also the multi-variate logistic regression analysis techniques was employed to determine the pattern and degree of relationships between the variables. It was observed that contraceptive use among couples are signi(lcantly affected by sex, religion, ever given birth and newly married. The recommended strategies for enhancing couple communication include attempts to enlist the cooperation of man by providing them with family planning, communication and educational services.

Item Type:	Article
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General)
Divisions:	Faculty of Law, Arts and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences
Depositing User:	Mrs Hannah Akinwumi
Date Deposited:	14 Sep 2017 11:55
Last Modified:	14 Sep 2017 11:55
URI:	http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/9312

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