Access to Information and Perception of Family Planning Methods among Rural Dwellers in Niger State
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2024
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FUT,Minna
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This study aimed to study access to information and perception of family planning methods
among rural dwellers in Niger State. The research aimed to ascertain the stipulations of
Primary Healthcare Centre in rural communities rendering family planning in Niger State and
family planning awareness of rural communities on benefits and methods available. The Lots
Quality Assurance Survey method was adopted. Sixty (60) married women in six (6)
settlements across six (6) Local Government Areas were sampled. Findings indicated that
Primary Health facilities in rural communities rendered varieties of family planning services
with options of injectables, pills, condom, implants and intrauterine devices (IUDs)
respectively. Few facilities offered lactation amenorrhea method and female sterilisation but
no health facility offered male sterilisation. A good number of respondents in rural
communities are aware of family planning with injectable being most popular; however there
is poor patronage of health facilities for family planning services because a high number of
respondents believe family planning comes with a lot of side effects and a proportion of
respondents have reservations on family planning due to religious beliefs. Although a good
proportion of respondents believe family planning methods are easily accessible and effective;
a high number of respondents are not currently on any family planning method.
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Tsado, L.Y., Terzungwe, F.W., Gana, G.N., & Salubuyi, M.A., (2021). Access to Information and Perception of Family Planning Methods among Rural Dwellers in Niger State. Information Navigation, 1(1).