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Influence Of Mass Media Awareness To Promotion Of Family Planning Practices
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1.3 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY
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This research is significant because it provides the basis for further
research into this topic by providin6 related data. The importance is
underscored in the strategic position mass media play -s in every facet
of human life and development.
· Again, the issue
of quality of life for mother and child and high infant and maternal
death adds more credence to the significance of this study.
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Again, the issue of duality of life for mother and child and high
infant and maternal death adds more credence to the significance of this
study.
· In all, that study will be useful to
health planners to fashion out better ways toproject quality of safe
life and living for the women and children population in setting
achievable standards concerning media influence on family planning in
the society.
1.4 OBJECTIVE OF THE STUDY
In a bid to ensure
that this study is relevant in the field of academic profession certain
aims have been designed for this research work. The aims that this
research was carried out have the following objectives in mind;
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To examine and determine the knowledge and perception of the people of
Agege community towards family planning.
· To examine the impact of mass media on family planning in the community.
· To suggest methods to bring about improvement to the health of both the mother and child.
· Assessment of government attitude towards family planning and quality of health of mothers.
· To advance solutions to the problems of media influence on family planning.
· To recommend positive ways towards family planning.
1.5 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
In
the course of knowing the problems that couples face when selecting
methods of family planning and the role of mass media in creating the
needed awareness, the study intends to provide answers to these
questions;
· Do people in the rural areas have access to mass communication methods like the urban dwellers?
· What is the cognitive level of family planning and family planning devices available to them'?
· What influences the attitude and decision of per rejection of family planning methods available to them''
· How has media awareness created the needed information that will help couples plan their family?
· What are the cultural barriers that will militate against access to birth control drugs and programmes?
1.6 SCOPE AND DELIMITATION OF STUDY
The
scope of this research project is centered on the influence of mass
media on family planning in Agege Local Government area of Lagos State.
The study tried to capture the effect of mass media in dissemination of
family planning information as it has a wider reach and immediacy
effect. It also looked at health issues surrounding child and maternal
and mortality.
Time and financial constraints are two limitations to
this study. Subsequent difficulty was encountered in obtaining data from
the general public, nursing mother, hospitals etc. Shortage of
literature review was another inhibiting factor. It was also difficult
in getting young mothers and pregnant mothers to divulge information.
This
research is significant because it provides the basis for further
research into this topic by providing related data. The importance is
underscored in the strategic position mass media plays in every facet of
human life and development.
Again, the issue will be useful to
health planners to fashion out better ways to project quality of safe
life and living for the women and children population in setting
achievable standards concerning media influence on family planning in
the society.
1.8DEFINATION OF TERMS
MASS MEDIA: this includes all
means of effective communication with the larger society like radio,
television, internet, billboards, fliers, magazine and journals,
periodical, etc.
MEDIA: This includes all means and equipments used in the effective’s dissemination of information.
FAMILY
PLANNING: Modern method of spacing children for effective planning of
the family and care of both the mother’s health and the child
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]Characteristics, family planning communications campaigns and contraceptive behavior; to examine the relationship between specific media campaigns and family planning methods. Our population and sample size will be from the general public living in Agege Local Government Area and also some selected staff of the secretariat. Evaluation of data collected and seemed to establish relationship withour earlier stated variables in order to draw our inferences. In chapter five, the research work will de ... Continue reading---
