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Influence Of Adult Education On Family Planning
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The great depressing (1873 – 1876) however led to a change in
mind concerning family planning both as a practice and social
philosophy. Women had become emancipated and were therefore unwilling to
bear the burden of unrestricted family sizes. There was a silencing of
the English law following such publications as:
a. The law of population by Annie Besant (1879)
b. The wife’s handbook by Henry Allbult (1887)
c. The Hygienic method of family limitation by the Malthusian League (1913)
These
titles were used to attack the attitude of the government and
politicians on matters of family planning or birth regulation in the
British Empire.
In London, by 1921 following the activities of Mrs.
Stopes the first family planning was opened. The British Ministry of
health granted labour women resolution to permit local authorities to
provide family planning and birth control information and service to
those who need them in 1930. In 1966, the British National Health
Service accepted a recommendation of the Royal Commission on population
that all forms of restriction against contraceptive advice to married
women be removed to encourage voluntary parenthood.
In the United
States of America, at first there were similar political repressive
approach to matters of either birth control or contraception.
This was more during the period of president Reynold and Roosevelt hence contraceptive and contraceptive information was banned.
With the end of the First World War in 1918, signs of change stated to emerge especially during a presidential address by Jacob.
The first birth control clinic was established by Margent Sanger in Brooklyn in 1916.
Then
followed the federal council of the church of Christ publication in
1925 of a report on the status of women. The American Medical
Association for the first time accepted family planning as part of
medical proactive and education in 1937. Then following in 1942, the
formation of the planned parenthood federation of U.S.A. (United State
of American).
The U.S. supreme court sitting in Connecticut in 1965
struck on the penalty that has been imposed by a statute out the use of
contraceptives. There appeared another presidential request by Johnson
and Nixon for a congressional support/approval for birth control and
family planning activities within the United State (U.S. Times of 19th
July, 1969).
In Nigeria, the nation of family planning started as a
voluntary organisation (through internationally supported with the
establishment of clinics in Lagos, Kaduna, and Enugu in 1964 under the
umbrella of the Family Planning Council of Nigeria. By 1981, the
activities has spread to all states of the Federation including the
local government under review.
Following a government recognition, there was a change in the name to the Planned Parenthood Federation of Nigeria (P.P.F.N).
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]The study attempted to investigate the influence of adult education on family planing in Ikeja Local Government Area of Lagos State. The study also reviewed relevant and extensive literatures under sub-headings. The descriptive research survey design was employed in this study in order to assess the opinions of the respondents with the application of questionnaire and the sampling technique. A total of 160 (one hundred and sixty) respondents were selected as samples representing the entire popul ... Continue reading---
