Knowledge and utilization of Family Planning Services among women in Edu Local Government Area, Lafiagi, Nigeria
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2020
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The Journal of Guidance and Counseling
Abstract
This study determined knowledge, sources of information about and accessibility of
Family Planning (FP) services among women in Edu Local Government of Kwara State
using a descriptive research design. Three research questions were answered and a
hypothesis was tested in this study. A researchers-designed questionnaire was used as
instrument for data collection from 480 women and a split-half test of reliability was used
to determine the reliability of the instrument. Three hundred and sixty women were
purposively sampled for the study. The result was analyzed using frequency count and
percentages, while, Chi-square was used to test null hypothesis at Alpha level of 0.05.
The research findings showed that women of childbearing age sources of information
about FP services was mainly by health workers (62.5%) while women knowledge about
FP was below average (43.3%) and women showed poor willingness to utilize FP
services in Edu Local Government Area. This study concluded that knowledge has no
significant influence on utilization of family planning services by women of childbearing
age in Edu LGA, Kwara State. The study however, recommended that all levels of
Governments health workers and Non-governmental Organizations should strengthen
health education intervention programmes on the significant of FP services utilization in
the existing primary health care centres in Edu LGA
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Family Planning Services, Women of Childbearing Age, Knowledge, accessibility and Utilization.