title: Knowledge, attitude and practice of family planning amongst community health extension workers in Kaduna State, Nigeria.
abstract: A self-administered opportunistic questionnaire was given to 232 community health extension workers (Chews) in Kaduna state, Nigeria. Seventy-eight were male and 154 female. All could recall at least one modern method of family planning. The oral contraceptive pill (OCP) (85.8%), injectable contraceptives (85.3%), and the intra-uterine contraceptive device (IUCD) (56.0%), were most widely known about. Emergency contraception was not known about. A high percentage of female Chews have practised family planning: 115 (74.7%) have used at least one method and this is more among the married women. Methods ever used included injectable contraceptive (57.4%), OCP (47.0%), and IUCD (22.6%). Fifty percent of females were current users. Non-current users were likely to be between the ages of 25 - 29 years especially when not married, and 35 - 39 years when married. Reasons for the non-use of family planning by female Chews were side effects, not being married, not being sexually active and religious beliefs.
authors.affiliation: Rotary International 3-H Project, Kaduna State, Nigeria. polite@skannet.com
authors.forename: P I
authors.initials: PI
authors.lastname: Onwuhafua
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kantiok
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Olafimihan
authors.forename: O S
authors.initials: OS
authors.lastname: Shittu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003150:Community Health Workers / Q000523:psychology*; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria