Abstract The Issue Of Family Planning Among Women In Nigeria Has Become A Contentious Problem. The Study Examined The Effect Of Education Level Qualification On Family Planning Among Women In Nigeria, Using 2013 Nigeria Demographic And Health Survey Women Recode Dataset Characteristics Of Respondents Were Examined At The Univariate Level With The Use Of Frequency Distribution Table, Bivariate Level With The Use Of Chi Square And Binary Logistic Regression Was Employed In The Multivariate Ana...
ABSTRACT This study evaluated the knowledge and attitude of male workers in EKSUTH towards prostate ·cancer. The study adopted the use of primary data with an open and closed ended questionnaire and the inclusion · criteria were men aged 30 - 72 years whom are working in EKSUTH'and E[e eligible and willing to participate. This research was· achieved through a random selection amongst all department in the institutions, with a proposed 220 samples derived using the sample population of ...
ABSTRACT Male involvement in reproductive healtl1 has two majcx sides, as men give sufficient support in need, choice and rights' to their partners in reproductive healfu and fertility control, on the other hand, men's owns reproductive health related to knowledge, contraceptive use and safe sexual behaviors (UNFA, 199_5)T.h e study examines the determinants of male involvement in the choice of contraception method in South-West, Nigeria. This study was undertaken to provide insight into...
ABSTRACT The prevalence of fertility has dramatically decreased worldwide, both in developed and developing countries. The study examined the effect of labour force participation on fertility behaviour among married women in Nigeria, using 2013 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey women recode dataset. Characteristics of respondents were examined at univariate level with the use of frequency distribution table, bivariate level with the use of chi square and multinomial logistic regressi...
ABSTRACT The prevalence of fertility has dramatically decreased worldwide, both in developed and developing countries. The study examined the effect of labour force participation on fertility behaviour among married women in Nigeria, using 2013 Nigeria Demographic and Health Survey women recode dataset. Characteristics of respondents were examined at univariate level with the use of frequency distribution table, bivariate level with the use of chi square and multinomial logistic regressi...
ABSTRACT This paper examines the relationship between determinants and fertility behavior among persons in union in Ogo Oluwa Local Government area, Oyo State. Data for this paper was collected using systematic random san1pling technique; the respondents were persons in union aged 15-49 who had ever married. The data for this work was generated from questionnaire survey administered to 400 persons in union of the reproductive age of 15-49 years. These persons in union were sampled from 8...
ABSTRACT This study examined the Attitudes and Practices of masturbation among undergraduates in Ekiti State, Nigeria. Descriptive survey design was used. Three hundred undergraduate students were randomly selected from three tertiary institution in the study area. Data were collected using structured questionnaire. The formulated hypothesis were tested using Percentage, Pearson ChiSquare and Logistic Regression. From the findings, most of the undergraduates are within age 20-25 and majo...
ABSTRACT World health organization estimates that more than half a million women lose their lives in the process of reproduction worldwide every year and most of these mortalities are avoidable if mothers have access to antenatal care services {Zelalem 2000}. Improved maternal and neonatal outcomes have been associated with utilization of antenatal care services (MHCS) (Navaneetham & Dharmalingam, 2000; Mekonnen & Mekonnen, 2002; Babalola & Fatusi, 2009). Globally more than 70% of matern...
ABSTRACT The study assessed the contribution of modern contraceptive use in reducing induced abortions among the women of reproductive age in Geita town, – Tanzania. Specifically, the study sough to identify the type of contraceptives available and accessible in the area of study. Also, to assess the extent of modern contraceptives use among women of reproductive age and to examine the rate of induced abortions in Geita town. A cross sectional study design was used in this study by which ...
ABSTRACT Nigeria is among the countries with the highest unmet needs for family planning, with a population of about 198 mil.li on, estimated to double in 22 years due to low uptake of family planning services. Low utilization of family planning is the major factor associated with high fertility pattern in Nigeria. This trend is higher among women in Nigeria. Without a thorough understanding of, and due attention to the local context, utilization of family planning may continue to be low....
ABSTRACT This study examines the association between fe1tility behavior and religion among married couples (I 5- 35+years) in selected region of southwest Nigeria Data were obtained through a multi-stage sampling procedure 111 the study area .The 2013 NDI-1S data set provided information on the profile of the respondent from southwest region of Nigeria. The (!DJ) in-depth interview of 6 respondents was also conducted to elicit qualitative data which complimented the survey. The analyses i...
ABSTRACT Physical and mental wellbeing is one of the major part of health which may contribute to the increase or decrease of illness, disability and death of adolescents. Several research conducted on adolescent wellbeing revealed that family types and its characteristics have positive and negative influences on the health of adolescents. Although, different studies have been conducted on adolescent health h1 different family contexts, adequate attention has not be given to mental and phy...
ABS1RACT Despite the various strategies and policies, Nigeria's total fertility (5.5) remains on the high side. The main objective of the study is to examine factors that determine the fertility behaviour among married women in North-West, Nigeria. The dependent variables are total children ever born, number of living children and fertility desire. The study utilized secondary data from the Nigeria Demographic Health Survey 2013 with a study population of 9567 currently married women in ...
ABSTRACT Maternal mortality is the vital indicator with the greatest disparity between developed and developing countries. The challenging nature of measuring maternal mortality has made it necessary to perform an action-oriented means of gathering information on where, how and why deaths are occurring; what kinds of action are needed and have been taken. A maternal death review is an in-depth investigation of the causes and circumstances surrounding maternal deaths. The objectives of th...
ABSTRACT This study examines predictors of sexual behavior among university off-campus students in Ekiti State, Nigeria. Two hundred questionnaires were administered among the off campus students in Federal University Oye Ekiti and Ekiti State University. The study revealed that(61.5%) had sex before while 49% of those that had ever has sex had it with boyfriend. Predictors of sexual behavior among off campus student are discussion of sexual experience with peers, peers recommending sex ...