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Access to mass media messages, and use of family planning in Nigeria: a spatio-demographic analysis from the 2013 DHS

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Title
Access to mass media messages, and use of family planning in Nigeria: a spatio-demographic analysis from the 2013 DHS
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BMC Public Health, May 2016
DOI 10.1186/s12889-016-2979-z
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Chukwuedozie K. Ajaero, Clifford Odimegwu, Ijeoma D. Ajaero, Chidiebere A. Nwachukwu

Abstract

Nigeria has the highest population in sub-Saharan Africa with high birth and growth rates. There is therefore need for family planning to regulate and stabilize this population. This study examined the relationship between access to mass media messages on family planning and use of family planning in Nigeria. It also investigated the impacts of spatio-demographic variables on the relationship between access to mass media messages and use of family planning. Data from the 2013 demographic and health survey of Nigeria which was conducted in all the 36 states of Nigeria, and Abuja were used for the study. The sample was weighted to ensure representativeness. Univariate, bivariate and binary logistic regressions were conducted. The relationship between each of the access to mass media messages, and the family planning variables were determined with Pearson correlation analysis. The correlation results showed significant but weak direct relationships between the access to mass media messages and use of family planning at p < 0.0001 with access to television messages (r = 0.239) being associated with highest use of family planning. Some of the results of the adjusted regression analysis showed that access to television messages (OR = 1.2.225; p < 0.0001), and radio messages (OR = 1.945; p < 0.0001) increase the likelihood of the use of family planning. The adjusted regression model also indicated increased likelihood in the use of family planning by respondents with secondary education (OR = 2.709; p < 0.0001), the married (OR = 1.274; p < 0.001), and respondents within the highest wealth quintiles (OR = 3.442; p < 0.0001). There exist significant variations within spatio-demographic groups with regards to having access to mass media messages on family planning, and on the use of family planning. The results showed that access to mass media messages increases the likelihood of the use of family planning. Also people with higher socioeconomic status and those from the Southern part of the country make more use of family planning. There is need to improve the socioeconomic status of the populations. Also, the quality and regularity of mass media messages should be improved, while other communication avenues such as traditional institutions, blogs, and seminars for youths should be used to make family planning messages more acceptable.

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Unknown 232 100%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Master 49 21%
Researcher 21 9%
Student > Bachelor 18 8%
Student > Ph. D. Student 16 7%
Lecturer 14 6%
Other 42 18%
Unknown 72 31%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Nursing and Health Professions 41 18%
Medicine and Dentistry 41 18%
Social Sciences 33 14%
Arts and Humanities 9 4%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 5 2%
Other 23 10%
Unknown 80 34%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 7. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 19 September 2018.
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