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The Important Of The Family Planning On Women Of Child Bearing Age (15-49)
[A CASE STUDY OF MOBA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, OTUN EKITI, EKITI STATE.]
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CRUDE METHODS OF BIRTH CONTROL: these are the crude ways used by our forefather in preventing pregnancy from occurring. They include:-
- Women avoiding the sum or moon
- Women wearing charms such as dead spider, child’s tooth, rings etc.
- Women drinking tea made from various kinds of wed, roots, trees, leaves and water used in washing dead bodies
- Women performing vigorous exercise after intercourse to dislodge or prevent sperms from entering through the cervix to meet with the ovum.
- The women being requested to hold her breath during the man’s organism so that muscular spasms would prevent sperm entry
- Soaking cotton wool in pepper and inserting it into the vagina as mechanical and chemical barrier
- Holding down the man and crushing his testes with a stone
- Using animal membrance as condom to cover man’s penis
- Procuring abortion
- Killing the unwanted babies.
TRADITIONAL METHODS: Traditional birth control methods are practices, beliefs customs and ideas used in controlling child birth before the advent of modern contraceptives. They have existed for many yea is and are handed downs from generation to another mostly by words of month in order to achieve fertility regulation. They are divided into two categories:- (a) non-appliance method and (b) appliance method.
A. NON-APPLIANCE METHOD
Methods that do not need the attention of the herbalist but are self administered they include the following
i. Abstinence
ii. Culturally enforced virginity
iii. Abstinence by prolonged breastfeeding
iv. Polygamy
v. Physical exercise after-sexual intercourse
vi. Douching
B. APPLIANCE METHOD: These are those methods that need the attention of herbalist. They include:
i. Oral drinking of local herebs, potassium, blue etc.
ii. Scarification wearing of charms, beads arm band etc.
iii. Traditional barrier method visible and non-visible
iv. Spirituality powers evoking the spirit of fertility to cause either temporary or permanent, sterility.
v. Using salt, lime; vinegar etc. to was vagina after intercourse.
ADVANTAGES OF TRADITIONAL METHODS:
1. It helps when modern methods are not available
2. The methods are accessible to the grass root
3. It supports the belief system already held by man
4. It does not require change in behavior
5. Some methods like breast feeding and abstinence are effective and beneficial to mother and baby
DSISADVANTAGES
1. The mechanisms of action is not clearly stated
2. Effectiveness can not be measured
3. Some of the articles used are injurious
4. Some of the methods are irreversible especially when there is a mistake from the operator
5. Some of the articles are difficult to get
6. Some methods can only be operated by traditionalists.
7. Most methods are unhygienic
8. The woman that uses these methods may be at the mercy of the traditionalist
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]COMING SOON... CONTINUE TO CHAPTER ONE ... Continue reading---
QUESTIONNAIRE - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]QUESTIONNAIRE Dear Respondents, I am a community health extension workers (CHEW) and I am carrying out a survey study on importance of family planning among the women at children age of Moba Local government in Otun Ekiti Nigeria (15-45years). The information needed here is purely for academic purpose. The success of this study lies on your co-operation and assistance place confidentially will blithely maintained on any information given here. Thank youASAOLU CHRISTIANA TOSIN I ... Continue reading---
LIST OF TABLES - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]LIST OF TABLESTable 4.1 Age distribution of respondentsTable 4.2 Marital status of respondents Table 4.3 Educational Qualification of respondentsTable 4.4 Religion of respondentsTable 4.5 Occupation of the respondentsTable 4.6 Number of children of respondentsTable 4.7 Knowledge lawerness about family planning Table 4.8Table 4.9Table 4.10Table 4.11 Attitudes of women forwards utilization of family planning Table 4.16 Social economic/ cu ... Continue reading---
TABLE OF CONTENTS - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]TABLE OF CONTENTSCONTENTS CHAPTER11.0 Introduction 1.1 Background of study1.2 Statement of the problem1.3 General objective1.4 Specific objective1.5 Significance of the study1.6 Operational definition of teams1.7 Limitation 1.8 Delimitation 1.9 Research QuestionChapter 22.1 General Review2.1.2 Importance of family planning 2.1.3 Contraceptive services 2.1.4 These five key of principles of quality conceding2.1.5 ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER ONE - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]Equity: These recommendations highlight the need for provides of family planning services to deliver high quality care to all clients, including adolescents, LGBTQ persons, racial and ethnic minorities clients with limited English proficiency, and persons living with disabilities.Value: These recommendation highlight services (i.e, contraception and other clinical preventive services) that have been show to be very cost- effective.Health: Health according to (WHO) world health organization is a ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER THREE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]Simple random sampling technique was used so that equal chance were given, to all mothers in the three health facilities selected. Selection was made using lucky dip method, where 240 papers were wrapped with 120 yes and 120 no.Those who picked yes were given the questionnaire to fill3.5 INSTRUMENT FOR DATA COLLECTION The questionnaire were developed by the researcher for the collection of data it was divided into (2) section , A and B Section A contain questions on demographic da ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FOUR - [ Total Page(s): 12 ]CHAPTER FOUR This chapter consist of presentation analysis and interpretation of data obtained from field work based on personal interviews and questionnaire concerning the importance of family planning among the women of childbearing age of in Moba Local Government in Otun Ekiti State. On the whole 120 copies of questionnaire were distributed to various women of child bearing age (15-45years) in 3 health facilities, in Moba local Government in Otun Ekiti.The researcher was able to r ... Continue reading---
CHAPTER FIVE - [ Total Page(s): 2 ]CHAPTER FIVE5.1 Discussion of Findings: The study was carried out to determine the importance of planning methods among women of child bearing age (15-45years in Moba urban, Moba Local government area of Otun Ekiti State Nigeria. One hundred and twenty (120) copies of questionnaire were distributed and 100 copies were properly filled and returned making 100% return rate. From the analysis of the data collected it was observed that 95% of the respondents were above 25 years of a ... Continue reading---
REFRENCES - [ Total Page(s): 3 ]REFERENCES1. Umbeli T, Mukhtar A, Abusalab M.A. study of unment need for family planning in Dar Assalam Sudan 2001 EMHJ. 2005, 11 (4)2. Rajerath T. How delaying marriage and spacing births contribute to population control: An explanation with illustration J. Fam wlfare 1990, 34-133. Adinma J.I.B Nwosu B.O Family planning knowledge and practices among Nigerian woman attending an antenatal clincin Adu contacept 2005; 11 (4) 335-3444. Chandhick, N, Dhillon B.S, Kambo I, sexa ... Continue reading---
