%0 Journal Article
%T Attitude, Practice, and Factors Affecting Contraceptive Use among Women Attending Postnatal Care in a Tertiary Health Facility in Jos North LGA, Plateau State, Nigeria
%A Kingsley Chinedu Okafor
%A David Victor Omeiza
%A Lucy Ochanya Idoko
%A Effiong Anne Inyangobong
%A Ochuma Emmanuel Unubi
%A Amos Paul Bassi
%J Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
%P 814-831
%@ 2160-8806
%D 2022
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojog.2022.128069
%X The high population growth rate has been associated with <span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">the </span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">increased level of poverty, morbidity, mortality, and decreased life expectancy.
Modern contraception is an important factor in controlling fertility through
prevention of </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">unintended and unwanted
pregnancies. Contraception (birth control) pre</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">vents pregnancy by
interfering with the normal process of ovulation, fertilization, and
implantation. Contraceptive use is still very low in Nigeria and Sub-Saharan
Africa (SSA), where the levels of fertility and unmet need for family planning </span></span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">are</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> high. The attitude of women toward contraception will usually </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">affect the practice and utilization of
contraceptives. The objective of this</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> study is to assess the attitude,
prevalence, and factors affecting contraceptive use among women attending
Postnatal care in a tertiary health facility in Jos North L. G. A Plateau
State, Nigeria. The</span></span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">re</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> was a descriptive </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">c</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">ross-sectional study done between September to October 2019, with a
sample size of 250 women. Respondents were determined using a multi-stage
sampling method. </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Data collection was done
using an interviewer-administered, pre-tested</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">, structured questionnaire.
The data was collected, entered, and analyzed using IBM Statistical package for
social sciences (SPSS) version 20.0. Most women have a </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">positive
%K Attitude
%K Contraception
%K Postnatal
%K Women
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=119352