Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Family Planning Services Utilization among Women aged 15-49 in Bauchi Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Nigeria
1Umar Ibrahim, and 2Maryam Mohammed
1Nursing Department, Health and Human Services Secretariat, Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCDA Secretariat, 11 Kapital Road, Area 11, Garki, Abuja-FCTA, Nigeria.
2Bauchi State MDGs Project Support Unit, No 35 Yaya Abubakar Link, GRA Bauchi
Email: Umarsap@yahoo.com; kyallu77@gmail.com
ABSTRACT
This study was carried out to ascertain Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Family Planning Services Utilization among Women aged 15-49 in Bauchi Local Government Area of Bauchi State, Nigeria. Survey research design was adopted for this study through application of semi structured questionnaire to women of reproductive age 15 to 49 years in Bauchi Local Government area of Bauchi state. A sample of 240 respondents 60 from each of the four wards were randomly selected through a multi-stage sampling technique. Data analysis was done using frequency distribution tables, simple percentages and Chi-square test. Level of significance was set at P-values ≤0.05 for all inferential analysis. The SPSS Version 12.0 statistical package was used for data entry and analysis. The study revealed that high level of knowledge of contraceptives did not translate to high contraceptive usage. Finally, the study revealed associations between age and current use of family planning and also religion and current use of contraceptive. The study concluded that age and religion are among the factors that should be taken into consideration while designing an intervention programme on family planning usage in the study area.