ATTITUDE OF MARRIED PEOPLE TOWARDS FAMILY PLANNING PRACTICES IN ENUGU STATE
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Family planning is the act where individuals who are legally married resolve to bear the number of children they could, through spacing, abstinence and among others. This study was carried out to investigate the attitude of married people towards family planning practices in Enugu west Senatorial zone in Enugu State guided the study. The study adopted descriptive survey research design. The population of this study comprised 4,260 married people. Stratified random and purposive sampling techniques were used to choose 426 married people. An instrument developed by the researcher titled “Attitude of Married People towards Family Planning Practice” (AMPTFPP) was used for data collection. The instrument was subjected to face and content validation. The reliability was established using Cronbanch Alpha. The result gave coefficient value of 0.73 for family planning practices. The researchers administered the instrument with the help of five research assistants. The research assistants were trained on how to distribute and collect the instrument. The completed copies of the questionnaire were collected on the spot. The data were analyzed using mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions. The findings of the study showed that married people have negative attitude towards family planning practices in Enugu State. Some recommendations were made among which was that government should organize free seminar/workshops in all Senatorial zones in Enugu State on the importance of family planning and the methods to limit the number of children they would have during their marriage.
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