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 ...
ABSTRACT Sub-Saharan Africa has one of the highest levels of teenage pregnancies in the world. It is often debated in literature as reasons of health concern and social problems (World Health Organization, 2008). This study hypothesizes that demographic factors do not significantly influence teenage pregnancy experience in Oye-Ekiti. Data was collected via self-administered structured questionnaire to assess young girls' on Determinants of Teenage Pregnancy experience in Oye-Ekiti. Conv...
ABSTRACT This study examines the assessment of fertility preference by work status among women in Nigeria using data obtained from the National Demographic and Health Survey from 2013. The adopted design is an exploratory research design which is aimed to provide in-depth investigation into the research problem and provide solutions to some research questions. The study was conducted among married women in their reproductive ages, 15-49 years of age in Nigeria. The sample size will be 33...
Abstract This study examines the socioeconomic factors influencing birth and death registration compliance in Ibadan north local government area, Oyo state, Nigeria. The study is a descriptive cross-sectional survey and systematic random sampling technique was used to select 323 households aged 20 to 70 years plus from the community and heads of households interviewed. Information on births and deaths registration was collected using a semi-strnctured questionnaire and the birth registra...
ABSTRACT The study on the assessment of the challenges of modern methods for family planning in lowering fertility rate among female in Kasulu District was carried out within four villages namely Kidyama, Kabanga, Mrubona and Nyasha. Specifically the study aimed to identify popular modern family planning methods used in Kasulu District, assess the identified modern methods adoption rate in reducing fertility and identify challenges associated with the use of modern methods for family plannin...
Abstract: The study assesses teacher’s use of logic in teaching and students' assignments, exercises, group work, test and examination. Every University in Tanzania has its own teachers' training curriculum; the way teachers are educated to meet challenges and still upholding teaching qualities is questionable. The study involved qualitative (focus group discussion and observation of students assessments) and quantitative (structured interview) design. The study noted that; majority of tea...
ABSTRACT The study examined men's involvement in the choice of family planning in Oye Ekiti, Nigeria. Using employed self-administer questionnaires, the use of frequency distribution table, Chi square and bivariate logistic model in analyses of variables. The results of the analysis revealed that 89.7% of respondents were involved in the choice of family planning. At bivariate level, wife's age (x2 13.0 pr=0.004) were found to be significantly associated with men's involvement in the cho...
ABSTRACT Most of the world population growth is from developing countries and Nigeria is a major player in this, with a total fertility rate (TFR) of 5.5 and very low modern contraceptive use of 15%. This study, therefore, examines the relationships between socio-demographic factors, exposure to family planning information and household decision making and contraceptive use among married women in the North-East region of Nigeria. Out of a total of 38,948 women data set, this study extracted ...