Attitude toward the acceptability and practice of modern contraceptives among women of child bearing age in Jigawa state, Nigeria

Ado Shehu 1, *, Emmanuel Ejambe Anyebe 2, Usman Sunusi Usman 3, Hayat Gomaa 4, Saleh Ngaski Garba 5, Bar. Baffa Alasan 6, Fatima Balarabe 4, Adda B. Umar 4, D. K Sani 4, Muftahu Sa’adu 7, Attahir Sa’ad Ayuba 8, Ummukulsum Mustapha 1, Ismail Nasiru 9, Yunusa A 5, Sagir Magaji 1, Abba Jidda Harun 1 and Salihu Abubakar Dauda 10

1 Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Khadija University Majia, Jigawa State, Nigeria
2 Department of Nursing Science, University of Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria.
3 Public Health Department Bauchi State University, Nigeria.
4 Department of Nursing Science Ahmadu Bello University Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria.
5 Department of Nursing Science Bayero University Kano, Nigeria.
6 Department of Criminology and Security Studies Jigawa State College of Education and legal studies, Nigeria.
7 Department of Social Management Sciences, Khadija University Majia, Jigawa State, Nigeria.
8 Faculty of Pharmacy, Suresh GyanVihar University, Jaipur, India.
9 Kano State Ministry of Health, Nigeria.
10 Department of Public Health, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Al-Istiqama University, Nigeria.
 
Research Article
Magna Scientia Advanced Research and Reviews, 2023, 09(01), 061–070
Article DOI: 10.30574/msarr.2023.9.1.0131
Publication history: 
Received on 07 August 2023; revised on 17 September 2023; accepted on 20 September 2023
 
Abstract: 
Background: Despite recent improvements in the use of contraceptives amongst married women in Jigawa, the utilization rates are still far below the national figures in the emerging regions of the country. Therefore, there is a need to assess the attitude toward the acceptability and determinants to practice of modern contraceptives among women of child bearing age in Jigawa state, Nigeria.
Aim: This study assess the attitude toward the acceptability and determinants to practice of modern contraceptives among women of child bearing age in Jigawa state, Nigeria.
Methodology: A cross-sectional descriptive research was conducted on the respondents. The study population comprised all the eligible women of child bearing age within the study area, who were selected and agreed to participate in the study. Sample sizes of Four Hundred and four (404), respondents were recruited using a multistage sampling technique. Data was collected using Questionnaire Data collected was coded, entered, and analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22.
Result: Majority of the respondents (92.3%) had heard about the contraception while (7.70%) had not. Injection Depo-Provera was the most (85.6%) known method of contraception whereas pills and condom recorded 84.8% and 82.7% respectively. Lactation Amenorrhea (8.2%) was the least method heard. The study shows that majority of the respondents had got information of contraception through mass media (33.2%) and health workers (28.1%). Only few (9.6%) got the information through relatives. The study result shows that avoiding unwanted pregnancy was the most (24.3%) known benefit of contraception However, only 14.3% respondents reported decreases the economic burden of the family as the benefit of family planning.
Conclusions: The findings from this study will help to develop programs that can improve knowledge of females and services provided by the health-care system and can reduce adverse effects from contraception and the incidence of unplanned pregnancies.
 
Keywords: 
Attitude; Child bearing women; Determinant of contraceptive practice; Jigawa
 
Full text article in PDF: 
 
Copyright information: 
Copyright © 2023 Author(s) retain the copyright of this article. This article is published under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Liscense 4.0