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Family Planning Services Utilization among Women Visiting Better Life Primary Healthcare Centre for Family Planning Services in Ondo City, Ondo State, Nigeria
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: Received: 9 October 2023 / Approved: 10 October 2023 / Online: 11 October 2023 (07:47:29 CEST)
How to cite:
Omoge, A.O.; Oyedele, M.O.; Erinsakin, O.B.; Oluwafemi, O.D. Family Planning Services Utilization among Women Visiting Better Life Primary Healthcare Centre for Family Planning Services in Ondo City, Ondo State, Nigeria. Preprints2023, 2023100575. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.0575.v1
Omoge, A.O.; Oyedele, M.O.; Erinsakin, O.B.; Oluwafemi, O.D. Family Planning Services Utilization among Women Visiting Better Life Primary Healthcare Centre for Family Planning Services in Ondo City, Ondo State, Nigeria. Preprints 2023, 2023100575. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.0575.v1
Omoge, A.O.; Oyedele, M.O.; Erinsakin, O.B.; Oluwafemi, O.D. Family Planning Services Utilization among Women Visiting Better Life Primary Healthcare Centre for Family Planning Services in Ondo City, Ondo State, Nigeria. Preprints2023, 2023100575. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.0575.v1
APA Style
Omoge, A.O., Oyedele, M.O., Erinsakin, O.B., & Oluwafemi, O.D. (2023). Family Planning Services Utilization among Women Visiting Better Life Primary Healthcare Centre for Family Planning Services in Ondo City, Ondo State, Nigeria. Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.0575.v1
Chicago/Turabian Style
Omoge, A.O., Oluwabunmi B. Erinsakin and Oladunni D. Oluwafemi. 2023 "Family Planning Services Utilization among Women Visiting Better Life Primary Healthcare Centre for Family Planning Services in Ondo City, Ondo State, Nigeria" Preprints. https://doi.org/10.20944/preprints202310.0575.v1
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Family planning services are essential to promote family health and reduce maternal morbidity and mortality by preventing unwanted and high-risk pregnancies. Services are aimed at women with serious underlying medical conditions, grand multipara, couples who have reached their desired family size, sexually active teenagers, and anyone else who needs or wants to avoid pregnancy. AIM: This study aims to investigate the use of family planning services among women attending Better Life Primary Healthcare Centre for Family Planning Services in Ondo City, Ondo State, Nigeria. METHODOLOGY: This study included ninety-one (91) women who attended the health centre for family planning services. For this study, a descriptive cross-sectional study and a systematic random sample were adopted. The results were analyzed using SPSS version 21. RESULTS: The results show mean age of the respondents is 30.75 + 6.207. 39 (42.9%) were between the age of 26 – 30 years, 82 (90.1%) were Christians, 23 (25.3 %) were traders and 53 (58.2%) had tertiary education. 27 (29.7%) had 1 – 3 children, 41 (45.1%) weighed between 60 – 70kg, 60 (65.9%) had blood pressure less than 120/80mmHg and 52 (57.1%) utilized Jadelle contraceptive for their family planning services. CONCLUSION: Family planning (FP) has numerous benefits for the mother, the children, the family and society at large. All policies and programs aimed at encouraging women of childbearing age in the community to seek family planning services should be encouraged.
Keywords
Family, Planning, Utilization, Women
Subject
Public Health and Healthcare, Primary Health Care
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