A Research Proposal on the Factors Militating Against the Successful Implementation of Family Planning in Dobi Town of Gwagwalada Area Council
A RESEARCH PROPOSAL ON THE FACTORS MILITATING AGAINST THE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF FAMILY PLANNING IN DOBI TOWN OF GWAGWALADA AREA COUNCIL IN FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY ABUJA WITH ADULTS
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background to the Study
This will provide the reason behind the research motivating factors, basis for understanding of the problem of the study. It discusses circumstances and issues that led to the choice of the topic and as well provides background information on the development of the problem.
The world health organization (WHO) 1971 defined family planning as a way of thinking and living that is adopted voluntarily upon the basis of knowledge, attitude and responsible decisions by individuals and couples, in order to promote the health and welfare of the family group and thus contribute effectively to the social development of the country.
Family planning is the process of controlling the number of children you have by using contraception according to Oxford Advanced Leaners’ Dictionary 7th Edition.
It is a programme to regulate the number and spacing of children in a family through the practice of contraception or other methods of birth control.
Child-bearing is an essential component of human survival. It is so valuable that so much importance is attached to it by African culture so much that an infertile marriage is regarded as a fruitless marriage.
Okonfia (1992) asserted that African culture allows for numerous children in the family. The wealth of a typical African family is measured by the number of children in that family. One becomes worrisome when one imagines the over flowing population without corresponding standard of care.
Adeyemo (1997) reported that there is a frightening population increase in Africa that by the year 2000 food and social amenities will be grossly inadequate.
Ojo and Briggs (1983) also claimed that the decline in parental mortality rate and rapidly increasing socio-economic pressure brought about by
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background to the Study
This will provide the reason behind the research motivating factors, basis for understanding of the problem of the study. It discusses circumstances and issues that led to the choice of the topic and as well provides background information on the development of the problem.
The world health organization (WHO) 1971 defined family planning as a way of thinking and living that is adopted voluntarily upon the basis of knowledge, attitude and responsible decisions by individuals and couples, in order to promote the health and welfare of the family group and thus contribute effectively to the social development of the country.
Family planning is the process of controlling the number of children you have by using contraception according to Oxford Advanced Leaners’ Dictionary 7th Edition.
It is a programme to regulate the number and spacing of children in a family through the practice of contraception or other methods of birth control.
Child-bearing is an essential component of human survival. It is so valuable that so much importance is attached to it by African culture so much that an infertile marriage is regarded as a fruitless marriage.
Okonfia (1992) asserted that African culture allows for numerous children in the family. The wealth of a typical African family is measured by the number of children in that family. One becomes worrisome when one imagines the over flowing population without corresponding standard of care.
Adeyemo (1997) reported that there is a frightening population increase in Africa that by the year 2000 food and social amenities will be grossly inadequate.
Ojo and Briggs (1983) also claimed that the decline in parental mortality rate and rapidly increasing socio-economic pressure brought about by