The Attitude Of Illiterate Women Towards Family Planning

Kwande local government area of Benue state have the following districts.

1. Shangev – ya district

2. Nanev district

3. Ikyurav-ya district

4. Nyiev district

5. Turan district

6. Usar district

7. Tongov district I

8. Tongov II district

9. Adikpo township

10.Mbawer district

11. Nyiev-tyev

12. Mbalaa district

13. Ilieghe district

14. Injoughoha

1.2 STATEMENT OF RESEARCH PROBLEM

Many women especially those who can not read and write are too found of experiencing pregnancies every year (yearly). This is because of their inability to carryout the family planning effectively if at all they do.

Due to such act, many women have lost their lives and the lives of babies. In the same vain, some because of ignorance have had their wombs removed surgically because of the complication of abortion. Also, some babies are abandoned in gutters, latrines and some other places as a result of the eight letters word called “abortion”.

1.3 Research Question

In carrying out this project work, the following questions were drawn to guide the study:

1. Have you ever practiced the condom method of family planning?

2. Do you have any experience about the modern methods of family planning?

3. Do you believe in pills, as the best family planning method?

4. Have you ever heard of vasectomy as a method of family planning?

5. Have you ever practiced implant family planning method?

6. Have you ever practiced spermicide as a method of family planning?

7. Do you consider injection as a good method of family planning?

8. Do you practice intra-uterine device (IUD) as a method of family planning?

9. Do you prefer the modern methods of family planning than the natural method?

10. Do you depends on the natural method of family planning only?

1.4 PURPOSE OF THE STUDY

The primary purpose of this study is to:

i. Determine the attitude of illiterate women towards family planning in Shangev-Ya district in Kwande local government area.

ii. To find out how religious beliefs affect the attitude of people (women) towards family planning.

iii. To find out how cultural beliefs affect women in the cited area of study.

iv. To identify clearly the specific method or methods of family planning these women rely on and provide meaningful suggestions toward the elimination of the attitude.