FAMILY PLANNING PRODUCTS’ USAGE INHIBITORS: EVIDENCE FROM RURAL RESIDENTS IN A TYPICAL DEVELOPING COUNTRY

Authors

  • Edwin Chukwuemeka Idoko
  • Precious Chikezie Ezeh

Keywords:

Family Planning Products, Rural Women, Usage, Inhibitors, Reproductive age

Abstract

Family planning (FP) is embedded in Sustainable

Development Goals (SDGs) as a critical

mechanism for the attainment of SDGs 3.7 and

5.6 that focus on curtailment of population

explosion, and maternal and child mortality rates.

In many developing Sub-Saharan African

countries, inhibitory factors concerning the usage

of family planning products especially among

under-served rural dwellers remain poorly

understood. Thus, this paper seeks to deepen and

provide contemporary understanding regarding

those barriers that frustrate the uptake of family

planning products among rural dwellers of

reproductive age. Data were generated with a

self-administered questionnaire from 250

respondents. Convenience and judgemental

sampling procedures were used to recruit

respondents. Structural Equation Modelling

(SEM) using Analysis of Moment Structures

(AMOS) serves as the analytical tool regarding

the hypothesized paths in the research model.

Findings from the study reveal that access to FP

knowledge/information has a negative-significant

effect on the usage of family planning products,

additionally, religion and cultural norms,

experience and fear of side effects, and quality of

reproductive healthcare services have a positive

significant inhibitory influence on the usage of

family planning products. Management and

policy implications of those findings were

examined and directions for future

research/actions were suggested

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Published

15-12-2024

How to Cite

Idoko, E. C., & Ezeh, P. C. (2024). FAMILY PLANNING PRODUCTS’ USAGE INHIBITORS: EVIDENCE FROM RURAL RESIDENTS IN A TYPICAL DEVELOPING COUNTRY. Nigerian Academy of Management Journal, 19(1), 39–52. Retrieved from https://namj.tamn-ng.org/index.php/home/article/view/367