Family Planning Utilization Pattern in Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria: a Six-Year Review

Abstract

Background/Objectives: Family planning is a proven and effective intervention for preventing maternal and infant mortalities. The study was conducted to examine the sociodemographic characteristics and contraceptive choices among clients attending the family planning clinic of Ekiti

Five-years retrospective study on utilization and uptake pattern of family planning services in primary health centres in a peri-urban settlement in southwest Nigeria

“…This corroborates the finding from. 23,24 However, it contrasts with the result documented by. 25 The condom was the most utilised family planning method in Arubiewe PHC.…”

“…This finding is similar to the study conducted by, where most respondents were Christians. [22][23][24] This contrasts with, in which most respondents were Muslims. 19,21 Also, most of respondents that utilized family planning services were married; this buttressed socio-cultural influence of Nigerian society, where an unmarried woman is not expected to be using family planning services since she is not likely to be a sexually active reference.…”

“…It is considered the most effective of all; however, in contrast to another study conducted in, it was shown that methods such as a condom and are most preferred. [23][24][25] In the other PHC (Arubiewe) selected, the most common form of family planning method used was condoms, as supported by, though not in line with the study of. [26][27][28] This level of uptake could be because the women may prefer receiving injections as an effective method of family planning.…”

Misconceptions and Spousal Communication about Family Planning among Women of a Rural Community in Ekiti State, Nigeria

“…[1] Family planning is defined as the practices that help individuals or couples to avoid unwanted births, bring about wanted births, regulate the intervals between pregnancies, control the time at which births occurs in relation to the age of parents and determines the number of children in the family. [2] Family planning programmes provide women with universal access to sexual and reproductive health services and counselling information. Family planning in the lives of women is a way of achieving some of the SDG goals 1, 3, 5, 8 and 10.…”

“…The range is from 75% to 95% respectively. [2,10] It has been equally documented that there is adequate access to short-acting contraceptive methods within Nigeria from both non-profit health sector and entrepreneurial profit health sector. [11] In spite of the high knowledge and good access to the family planning commodities the contraceptive utilization prevalence is still very low.…”