FORMS OF FAMILY PLANNING PRACTICES AMONG MARRIED PEOPLE IN ENUGU STATE
Abstract
Family planning is the process of controlling the birth rate, spacing the interval of child birth and gender choosing. This study was carried out to investigate forms of family planning practices in Enugu west Senatorial zone in Enugu State. Two research questions and one null hypothesis guided the study. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The population of this study comprised 4,260 married people. Stratified random and purposive sampling techniques were used to choose 426 married people. An instrument developed by the researchers titled “forms of family planning practices” (FFPP) with a two point rating scale of agree and disagree and “attitude of male and female married people towards family planning practices’’ (AMFMTFPP) was used for data collection The instrument was subjected to face and content validation. The reliability was established using Cronbanch Alpha. The result gave coefficient values of 0.73 and 0.79 for family planning practices and forms of family planning practice. The researcher administered the instrument with the help of five research assistants. The research assistants were trained on how to distribute and collect the instrument. The completed copies of the questionnaire were collected on the spot. The data were analyzed using mean, standard deviation and percentage to answer the research questions while t-test was used to test the hypotheses at .05 level of significance. . The study revealed that married people in Enugu state practice 10 out of 11 forms of family planning practices investigated. Finally the study showed that there is significant difference between the attitude of male and female married people towards family planning practices in Enugu State. Some recommendations were made among which was that government should organize free seminar/workshops in all Senatorial zones in Enugu State on the importance of family planning and the methods to limit the number of children they would have during their marriage.
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