Open AccessUtilisation and preferences of family planning services among women in Ikosi-Isheri, Kosofe Local Government area, Lagos, Nigeria
Author(s) -
Oluchi Joan Kanma-Okafor,
Eucharia Justin Asuquo,
Michael Orji Izuka,
Mobolanle Balogun,
Olayinka O. Ayankogbe
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
nigerian postgraduate medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.261
H-Index - 19
ISSN - 1117-1936
DOI - 10.4103/npmj.npmj_52_19
Subject(s) - marital status , family planning , government (linguistics) , medicine , local government area , family medicine , multistage sampling , interview , systematic sampling , service (business) , cross sectional study , local government , environmental health , population , geography , business , political science , research methodology , linguistics , philosophy , archaeology , pathology , law , marketing
Despite women's adequate knowledge and the obvious unmet need for family planning (FP), contraceptive prevalence in Nigeria is low. A greater understanding of the barriers to FP that informs service utilisation and preferences is needed to improve service delivery.