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Acceptance And Utilisation Of Family Planning Services Amongst Secondary School Students
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There is a direct relationship between the outcome of
pregnancy and family planning. The demographic transition theory states
that only when fetal, infant, and child mortality rates are reduced it
is likely that a family will accept family planning.29 Thus, improvement
of maternal and child health services is a prerequisite for family
planning. As a result, child spacing is a critical factor which
influences the outcome of pregnancy. When women adhere to the World
Health Organization recommended minimum inter-birth interval of 33
months between two consecutive live births, the incidence of prematurity
reduces. Thus, prevention of rapid series of many pregnancies provides a
greater possibility of reducing maternal, fetal, infant, and childhood
mortality.30 In general, child spacing provides greater opportunities
for nurturing the individual child thereby providing the possibility of
preventing complications such as gastrointestinal infections and
malnutrition during infancy and early childhood.30 Family planning may
also improve the quality of life and raise the standard of living by
decreasing the number of dependents requiring intensive personal care,
education, food, shelter, and clothing, among others. Nevertheless,
where family planning services may be available, its use may be limited
due to a number of factors such as low literacy levels, socio-cultural
beliefs favoring large families, and unavailability of services due to
dysfunctional health services.31 Along with these dynamics in maternal
care and contraceptive use patterns, there has been less progress in
improving infant and child survival and primary care utilization. As of
2008, the North West and North East regions were the regions with the
highest proportions of children 12-23 months who had never been
vaccinated, 48.7% and 33.9%, respectively, and fewer than 15.0% had a
vaccination card. Vaccination coverage rates in the four northern states
of Zamfara, Katsina, Jigawa, and Yobe were all 5.4% and below.27 When
their young children became sick with pneumonia, malaria or diarrhea,
under half of all sick children were taken to a health facility for
treatment. Infant mortality rate was 139 deaths per 1,000 births in the
North West region and 126 deaths per 1,000 live births in the North East
region, while under five mortality rate was 217 and 222 deaths per
1,000 live births, respectively. Hence, this study on acceptance and
utilisation of family planning services amongst secondary school
students a case study of Kakwalaka Village, Bendi, in Obanliku, Cross
River state.
1.3 Research Objectives
To assess the acceptance and
utilisation of family planning services amongst secondary school
students in Kakwalaka Village, Bendi, in Obanliku, Cross River state,
Nigeria, the following specific objectives were formulated;
1. To determine the level of knowledge of family planning among secondary school students.
2. To determine the attitudes of rural secondary school students towards family planning.
3. To determine the level of use of family planning products and services among secondary school students.
4. To determine the factors associated with utilization of family planning services among secondary school students.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]Family planning is an important preventive measure against maternal and child morbidity and mortality. It is an essential component of primary health care and reproductive health. There is relatively high fertility rate in suburban and rural Nigeria despite the efforts of government and other non-governmental family planning services providers. This study sought to investigate the acceptance and utilisation of family planning services amongst secondary school students in Kakwalaka Village, Bendi ... Continue reading---
