title: Attitudes towards family size and family planning among women at an antenatal clinic in Maiduguri, Nigeria.
abstract: "This report describes a family planning survey [involving 172 women] conducted at an antenatal clinic in Maiduguri, Nigeria between June and August 1984.  The level of education of respondents is generally low and appears to have a negative effect on knowledge, approval, and use of family planning.  Breast feeding is widespread but not many respondents practiced it as a method of family planning.  While there is limited knowledge and some approval of family planning, a desire for large families continues and there is relatively little practice of family limitation.  The prospects for a decrease in fertility in the near future is not encouraging."
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ampofo
mesh_terms: D000349:Africa; D017954:Africa South of the Sahara; D000354:Africa, Western; D001290:Attitude; D001519:Behavior; D001942:Breast Feeding; D003267:Contraception; D003268:Contraception Behavior; D003625:Data Collection; D003906:Developing Countries; D004467:Economics; D004522:Educational Status; D005191:Family Characteristics; D005193:Family Planning Services; D006262:Health; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D007227:Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D019359:Knowledge; D009549:Nigeria; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D011584:Psychology; D012106:Research; D012494:Sampling Studies; D012923:Social Class; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors
keywords: Africa; Africa South Of The Sahara; Attitude; Behavior; Birth Limiting; Breast Feeding; Contraception; Contraceptive Usage; Developing Countries; Economic Factors; Educational Status; English Speaking Africa; Family And Household; Family Characteristics; Family Planning; Family Planning Surveys; Family Size; Family Size, Desired; Health; Infant Nutrition; Kap Surveys; Knowledge; Nigeria; Nutrition; Psychological Factors; Research Methodology; Sampling Studies; Socioeconomic Factors; Socioeconomic Status; Studies; Surveys; Western Africa