| Literature DB >> 9037803 |
G N Aja1, M A Nwangwa, I N Egwu.
Abstract
Maternal and infant mortality rates, coupled with a high population growth rate, are unacceptably high in Nigeria. More recently, the Nigerian government endorsed the promotion of reproductive health, including family planning, through maternal and child health services. The Ohaozara Local Government Area (LGA) introduced a Five-Year Action Plan (FYAP) in 1989. To appraise the Ohaozara Five-Year Action Plan, 600 persons stratified by geographical location and sex were interviewed in three randomly selected autonomous communities in the Ohaozara Local Government Area to determine their knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP). The findings in this study showed a high awareness level with a moderately positive attitude and generally low level of practice. Comprehensive reproductive health education (RHE), budgetary increase, evaluation of FYAP, and program coordination are recommended.Entities:
Keywords: Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Attitude; Behavior; Contraception; Contraceptive Usage; Developing Countries; Development Planning; Economic Factors; Education; English Speaking Africa; Family Planning; Family Planning Education; Family Planning Surveys; Five-year Plans; Health Education; Kap Surveys; Knowledge; Nigeria; Psychological Factors; Research Methodology; Research Report; Sampling Studies; Studies; Surveys; Western Africa
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Year: 1995 PMID： 9037803 DOI： 10.1177/101053959500800205
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Asia Pac J Public Health ISSN： 1010-5395 Impact factor: 1.399