Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Married Women in Nigeria towards Family Planning
Keywords:
married women, family planning, Practices, Attitude, KnowledgeAbstract
This study was to investigate the knowledge, attitudes and practices of married
women in Nigeria towards family planning. Specifically, the researcher
investigated the differences between married women on the bases of religion,
types of family planning and educational status. A questionnaire tagged
“knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of family planning” (KAPFP) designed by
the researcher was used to obtain data from the respondents. The questionnaire
which consisted of 31-items was administered to 246 respondents which were
drawn by using simple random sampling technique from the population. Nine
null hypotheses were generated to find out significant differences of family
planning with respect to knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of the
respondents on the bases of religion, family types and educational status. The
data were analyzed using frequency count, simple percentages and inferential
statistical procedures, analysis of variance (ANOVA) and t-tests. Based on the
findings, three hypotheses were significant while six were not significant. Hence,
family planning providers, policy makers, doctors, nurses and administrators
should enlighten both married men and women on the importance of family
planning.
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