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The study set out to determine the role of community resource persons in improving uptake of modern family planning methods among women of reproductive age in Ebonyi State.

A non‐randomized intervention study with control was done. A multistage sampling technique was used to select a sample of 484 in union women of reproductive age. Data were collected using a pretested structured questionnaire. Community resource persons were trained to provide culturally appropriate information on family planning to men and women in the community. Postintervention data were collected after a waiting period of 3 months.

In the intervention arm, use of modern methods of family planning increased significantly by 7.4% at 3 months postintervention (P = 0.01) compared with the control arm. The most commonly used modern methods of family planning were pills, injectables, and …