Open AccessAwareness and practice of family planning among women residing in two rural communities in Ogun State, South West Nigeria
Author(s) -
Tope Olubodun,
Mobolanle Balogun,
Esther A Ogunsilu
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
annals of african medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.433
H-Index - 26
ISSN - 1596-3519
DOI - 10.4103/aam.aam_62_19
Subject(s) - medicine , family planning , ogun state , pill , logistic regression , odds ratio , confidence interval , demography , condom , rural area , cross sectional study , family medicine , environmental health , population , nursing , geography , archaeology , syphilis , pathology , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , sociology , local government , research methodology
Family planning helps individuals and couples to avoid unwanted pregnancies, regulate interval between pregnancies, and determine the number of children in the family. Family planning is an effective intervention for promoting maternal health, but its acceptability and utilization are impeded by many factors.