Background Contraceptives are used in family planning to space or limit pregnancies and
are categorized into modern and traditional methods. The modern methods have been …

Family planning is a key strategy in the control of fertility among women. This study sought to
determine various factors that influence modern family planning use in Nigeria. The study …

Background Nigeria remains a focus for increasing contraceptive use, as it is one of the most
populous countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. The objective of the current study was to …

Background The fertility rate in Nigeria is 5.7 children per woman. The contraceptive
prevalence rate has been found to be low at 15% in 2013, compared to other countries such …

Literature identified female empowerment as a predictor of positive health behaviour.
However, in the context of conservative and traditional society, this is yet to be explored. This …

Background: Women's ability to determine whether and when to have children, enhances
their health, education and employment chances. Determinants of contraceptives use are …

Background Postpartum family planning services is one of the recommended public health
intervention aimed at reducing maternal and child morbidity and mortalities. However, there …

Background Contraceptive use initiation and continuation is one of the major interventions
for reducing maternal deaths worldwide. Nigeria aimed to achieve a 27% prevalence rate of …

Background Nigeria, a patriarchal society, is one of the more impoverished countries of the
world and while its fertility and population growth rates are high, its modern contraceptive …

Background The world's population has increased faster than expected due to high fertility
rates, with sub-Saharan Africa accounting for most of the increase. Modern contraceptive …