Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine whether family planning (FP) messaging
is reaching married adolescent women in West Africa, and whether such messaging is …

Evidence suggests that despite high knowledge of family planning (FP), unwanted
pregnancies and birth rates remain high among young Nigerians. There is a critical gap in …

This study assessed the relationship between recent exposure to family planning (FP)
messages in the media (newspaper, radio, television, and mobile phones) and use of …

Many women of reproductive age in sub Saharan Africa are not utilizing any contraceptive
method which is contributing to the high burden of maternal mortality. This study determined …

Background Teenage pregnancy is known to have physical, emotional, and psychosocial
effects. Because of these risks, family planning and contraception messages have been …

Background Family planning helps to reduce poverty, increase gender equity, prevent the
spread of sexually transmitted infections, and reduce maternal, infant, and childhood …

Background Family planning programs usually focus information and messaging on women
and girls. However, they may not be the primary decision-makers about their own …

Introduction: Adolescent are high risk of unwanted pregnancy related to pregnancy is
preventable. This complication can be preventing by use of family planning method because …

Literature abounds with evidence on the effectiveness of individual mass media
interventions on contraceptive use and other health behaviors. There have been, however …

Objectives: While media campaigns are documented to be useful for increasing the uptake
of family planning, very little is known about the population prevalence and correlates of …