A two-year study of organised family planning services in a developing country: experiences in Bendel State of Nigeria
Ogbeide, D.O.; Edebiri, A.A.
East African Medical Journal 61(6): 470-476
1984
ISSN/ISBN: 0012-835X PMID: 6545188 Document Number: 412510
In Bendel State, Nigeria, about 1131 new patients in 1975 and 2144 new patients in 1979 were registered in the Family Planning Clinics organized by the Planned Parenthood Federation of Nigeria (PPFN). Among the women who registered in 1975, 23.6% were uneducated, 44.7% had attained Primary VI or Modern III levels, (6 or 9 years of schooling), 22.7% secondary class IV while 8.5% were students in secondary school. In 1979, 21.2% were uneducated, 60.6% attained Primary VI or Modern III levels, 14.5% Class IV while 3.3% were students. The attendance was highest among the 25-29 age group which recorded 30.7% in 1975 and 26.9% in 1979. Educated women tended to register earlier than the uneducated ones. The average number of children per woman who registered at the 40-44 age group was 7. A plea is made for more government involvement in family planning services.