The governments population and health policies recognize family planning as a key intervention. The use of family planning in nigeria is very low only 10% of currently married women use a modern family planning method. How we measure reads a read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title. Contraceptive practices among women in rural communities. Methodrelated reasons, particularly fear of side effects for method use, were also cited as reasons for nonuse. Family planning is a process of controlling the number of children among couples, therefore the national population could be influenced largely by the individual familys reproductive behavior. The fprh standards of practice is a po licy document that high lights key family planning methods and other related reproductive health component services, as well as services tha t con be rendered a t every level and location, to specify roles and. The final part of the chapter is an indepth analysis of the major constraints on planning and budgeting in nigeria. Planning education pe in nigeria planning education pe in nigeria is of three types. May 12, 2020 national development planning in nigeria a brief history, stages, problems, and solutions. In uganda, community mobilization in family planning programs has also been difficult and has been hindered by opposition to family planning on the part of some religious and community leaders okwero et al. Pdf on jan 1, 2011, jean christophe fotso and others published family planning and reproductive health in urban nigeria. This paper is designed to bring into bear, the level of pe in nigeria a rapidly urbanizing country in the world. Family planning in nigeria archives nigeria health watch.
Boko haram, a jihadist group that terrorises northeastern nigeria, deems artificial contraception to be a product of infidel learning, and therefore forbidden. Family planning and reproductive health in urban nigeria. She noted that the combined history of ethnolinguistic diversity, which was overlaid by the influence. The importance of development to the growth and sustenance of any and every nation cannot be overemphasized. History of traditional family planning in nigeria if not until the 20th century that ushered in the modern era of family planning in nigeria the president ibrahim babagida policy of one woman to four children era, the desire to control our fertility dates back to ancient times and throughout the world for thousands of years, child spacing has. Development, planning, development planning, strategy. Project topic on family planning and problem of population. It is against this background that the researchers are interested in finding out the relationship between family planning and population growth in lagos.
A family planning expert, dr taiwo johnson, has canvassed for the involvement of men in the family planning to reduce maternal mortality among women in nigeria. The broad goal of a family planning program is to help couples prevent unwanted births. The role of radio and television message is an important factor in creating and changing the values, ideas and attitudes of people in public health. The predictors of use of family planning in nigeria. National family planning coordinating board bkkbn, indonesia. Family planning and the health of women and children and overview of family planning methods contains references to the demographic data of the country in which the training is occurring or the home country of the participants, if that is different. It also investigated the impacts of spatiodemographic variables on the relationship. Contraceptive practices among women in rural communities in.
Potential impact of the mass media on family planning in. By 1985, ppfn was providing family planning services free ofcharge through eight clinics in urban areas. The government of nigeria will partner with the private sector, civil society, traditional and. Before now, family planning fp in offa was not so good. Nigeria department of field support cartographic section map no. The ideal government strives to achieve a favorable and commendable level of development so much so that its citizens appreciate the country they live in. Family planning knowledge, attitudes and practices of males in llorin, nigeria although the use of contraceptives among lilorin men in our study was limited, favorable attitudes toward family planning and a willingness to use contraceptives have clearly emerged, probably recently, among some of the population. In depth interviews with family planning ibadan and kaduna. Sep 06, 2019 nigeria health watch uses informed advocacy and communication to influence health policy and seek better health and access to healthcare in nigeria. The 1994 international conference on population and development icpd in cairo was a milestone in the history of population and development, as well as in the history of womens rights. In indonesia, foster 1977 found that free health and family planning services were underutilized apparently because of the cost involved in reaching the facilities providing these services. Fertility regulation in nigeria is still yet to meet the optimum level.
Federal ministry of budget and national planning nigeria. Access to mass media messages, and use of family planning in. A global handbook for providers free of charge to readers in developing countries. Understanding the factors affecting the use of contraceptives using a nationally representative data is crucial to tackling the low prevalence of contraceptive use in nigeria.
About 44 planning schools in nigeria located in urban and periurban areas olufemi, 20. Knowledge, attitude and practice of family planning in. To address the poor health and social consequences of high. It then reflects on how the perspective of providers can be used to inform programmes aiming to improve urban family planning provision. At the conference the world agreed that population is not just about counting people, but about making sure that every person counts.
Background nigerian women are known to have high fertility rates and a low utilization of modern contraceptives. Access to mass media messages, and use of family planning. Nigeria has the highest population in subsaharan africa with high birth and growth rates. Article family planning providers perspectives on family. Etukudo, itimitang wilson department of political science and sociology western delta university, oghara, delta state, nigeria p.
The free perinatalpostpartum contraceptive services project for migrant women in shanghai. Though maternal and infant mortality are high in nigeria, family planning use has remained low, with only 10% of married women using a modern method of contraception. This document titled reproductive health issues in nigeria the islamic perspectives is the outcome of this collaborative initiative. Association of town planning consultants atopcon for planning consultants. Internal resistance to family planning and use of modern contraceptives.
The history of nigeria can be traced to prehistoric settlers nigerians living in the area as early as 1100 bc. Understanding the budget process in two nigerian statescross river and zamfara. Family planning social mapping in ibadan and kaduna, nigeria. They are not meant to be used for ongoing contraception, in place of a regular method.
The research therefore is designed to assess the role of mass media, radio and television in family planning messages. Knowledge, attitude and practice of family planning in eastern nigeria. My family planning story is incomplete without revealing our other achievements within four short years in which dkt nigeria has distributed over 100 million condoms, 60,000 implants, 950,000. The national bureau of statistics nbs says that family planning has remained low due to lack of contraception materials and effective campaigns for.
In addition, experience show that this critical task which ought to draw input from critical sectors and be a bottomup process operates in the reverse. Development planning in nigeria history, stages, problems. Collapse of the first republic and the commencement of civil war also disrupted the plan. Family planning services are defined as educational, comprehensive medical or social. After the civil war in 1970, the second national development plan 1970 to 1974 was launched, the plan priorities were in agriculture, industry, transport, manpower, defence, electricity, communication and water supply and provision of social services. This study examined the relationship between access to mass media messages on family planning and use of family planning in nigeria. May 24, 2016 the predictors of use of family planning in nigeria. Nigerias commitments include training frontline health workers to deliver a range of contraceptives and action to improve equity and access to family planning for the poorest. Used even history analysis where failure event was has given birth.
Health started supplying free contraceptive commodities to the. Through its various platforms, nigeria health watch provides informed commentary and in depth analysis of health issues in nigeria, always in good conscience. This publication was prepared by donald dickerson1 and aliyu aminu ahmed1 at futures group the information provided in this document is not official u. The regression results for the predictors of the use of family planning are shown in table 3.
These explain the very poor nature of plan articulation which. The problems of family planning in nigeria family nigeria. The level of exposure and willingness about family planning and number of kids desired by these women shows that the prediction made for nigerias population by. Exposure to mass media on family planning, men, urban nigeria 59. The sooner they are taken, the more effective they are. Advocacy for family planning health policy project. Nigeria s commitments include training frontline health workers to deliver a range of contraceptives and action to improve equity and access to family planning for the poorest. The research design was the descriptive research of the survey type and the instrument used was a questionnaire titled perception of family planning among married people. In 1981, the provision of family planning services in a moh hospital was begun by a project sponsored by the united nations fund for. Planned parenthood federation of nigeria ppfn in 1969. A factor analysis by clifford obby odimegwu n igeria is the most populous country in africa, with more than 88 million people. Secondary dataset of 33,385 women aged 1549 years, who participated in the 2008 national. The first part of the document provides an overview of the reproductive health situation in nigeria drawing from national statistics followed by a brief look at the national. Despite high birthrates in most of nigeria, government population and development policies stress economic development rather than attempts to reduce fertility.
The study examined the determinants of family planning among married people in lagos state. The nigeria family planning blueprint scale up plan, as a continuation of aforementione d steps, represents the avowed determination of the fgon to put in place a broad but wellarticulated strategy that holistically addresses existing gaps in the provision of highquality fp services to nigerians of reproductive age. The problems of family planning in nigeria by davidif. Tordoff 1993 observes that there is a general consensus that the instrument of both diagnosis and remedy to development is the. Nigeria nurhi campaign shares successful family planning. The problems of family planning in nigeria the economist. If you dont see any interesting for you, use our search form on bottom v. Development planning in nigeria has suffered from lack of coordination and harmonization of programmespolicies both within the tenure of an administration and those succeeding it. The government of nigeria will partner with the private sector, civil society, traditional and religious institutions and development partners. Adewuyi and his research team for permission to use their data for this analysis. World family planning highlights 2017 the united nations. Numerous ancient african civilizations settled in the region that is today nigeria, such as the kingdom of nri, the benin empire, and the oyo empire. Planning education pe must be addressed by all the stakeholders in the field of environmental management.
Islam reached nigeria through the borno empire between 1068 ad and hausa states. Nigeria family planning conference archives nigeria health. The history of family planning in nigeria is di erent and has been marked by several major. Key role of drug shops and pharmacies for family planning in urban nigeria and kenya. The population was all married people in lagos state and the sample consisted 519. Unmet need is an indicator that has a history of more than four decades. On this page you can read or download history of education in nigeria pdf in pdf format. Sets the criteria for registration as a town planner in nigeria. Nigeria is the most populous country in africa, with more than 88 million people. Contraception awareness and practice among antenatal.
Contraceptive practices among women in rural communities in southwestern nigeria prevailing cultural and religious values. Permanent family planning methods or voluntary surgical contraception vsc. Family planning news latest breaking stories and top. Pdf family planning and reproductive health in urban nigeria.
In model 1 which depicts the unadjusted regression coefficients, it can be seen that the odds ratio of most of the independent variables increased the likelihood of respondents making use of family. Family planning knowledge, attitudes and practices of males. Introduction successive governments in nigeria have adopted development plans as appropriate strategy to address development challenges in the country. Internal resistance to family planning and use of modern contraceptives 75. Sep 26, 2017 my family planning story is incomplete without revealing our other achievements within four short years in which dkt nigeria has distributed over 100 million condoms, 60,000 implants, 950,000. Jan 07, 2019 nigeria health watch uses informed advocacy and communication to influence health policy and seek better health and access to healthcare in nigeria. Aug 23, 2017 the level of exposure and willingness about family planning and number of kids desired by these women shows that the prediction made for nigeria s population by 2050 to surpass the united states. Association for reproductive and family health arfh, nigeria. Condoms v conservatives the problems of family planning in nigeria. Abuja has been the capital of nigeria since december 12, 1991. Methods qualitative methods, specifically indepth interviews using. Family planning critical to nigerias development vanguard news. Nigeria, had modern contraceptive prevalence below 20 per cent, while three countries. Family planning and problem of population control in edo state a case study of oredo local government area in edo state abstract the purpose of this research work was to identify or found out the problems facing family planning and population control in oredo local government area of edo state and also to provide laudable solutions to these problems.
Pdf family planning practices among rural community. Transport cost and the use of family planning as a preventive and promotion health care strategies in rural akwa ibom state of nigeria dr. Utilisation of modern contraceptive among women of. The various contraceptive methods have remained essentially free, and. This high contraceptive awareness is in conformity with reports from other studies across nigeria 4, 5, 8, 9, 11 irrespective of the population used but is much higher than reported national average. Methods qualitative methods, specifically in depth interviews using a structured guide, were used to collect these data. Nigeria, with its current demographics and without intervention, is set to double its population of 150 million people in 22 years.
Reflections on the national economic empowerment and development strategy needs 20032007 article pdf available may 2009 with 39,049 reads how we measure. There is therefore need for family planning to regulate and stabilize this population. Exposure to mass media on family planning, men, urban nigeria. According to preliminary results of the 2006 census and subsequent estimates, the most populous cities in nigeria are lagos about 8 million, kano 3. Clifford obby odimegwu is a research demographer and is on the faculty in the department of demography and social statistics, obafemi awolowo university, ileife, nigeria. Is the pronouncement of free family planning another political slogan or do our leaders not truly understand that maternal mortality cannot be significantly reduced if unwanted pregnancies are not avoided, mothers do not rest and regain their. They can get any service free of charge at public health institutions. National development planning in nigeria a brief history, stages, problems, and solutions. Nigeria held its third national family planning conference last november where the federal ministry of health unveiled a fiveyear blueprint to reach its fp2020 commitments.
Examining the increasing prevalence of traditional. Since traditional methods are less reliable, on average, than modern methods and produce more unwanted births although traditional methods prevent pregnancies better than does nonuse, programs tend to promote modern methods. Nov 21, 2015 nigeria held its third national family planning conference last november where the federal ministry of health unveiled a fiveyear blueprint to reach its fp2020 commitments. We had to go from house to house begging people to adopt fp, explains ruth dare, a registered nurse and fp provider in offa town, nigeria. History of the family planning association of hong kong. Pdf the study analyzes the links between family planning programs, contraceptive prevalence and fertility. The united nations population fund unfpa says no fewer than 20 million women in nigeria had no access to safe and effective family planning fp services. Family planning in nigeria and prospects for the future. The low utilization of modern family planning methods invariably factors into the high fertility, maternal, and child mortality rates in the country ndhs, 2008.