FERTILITY BEHAVIOUR, SEXUAL NEGOTIATION AND CONTRACEPTIVE USE AMONG MARRIED COUPLES IN OSOGBO, OSUN STATE, NIGERIA
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The Development Universal Consortia
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The study on the fertility behaviour, sexual; negotiation and contraceptive use among
married couples was undertaken in Osogbo Community of Osun State. It was aimed
at examing how reproductive decisions and outcomes are negotiated within sexual
unions and also to determine the factors that inhibits discussion of contraception
among couples.A multi-stage probability sampling procedure was adopted to selectthe
sample using the enumeration maps prepared by the National Population
Commission for the 1991 census. Freqency distribution table was employed, also the
multi-variate logistic regression analysis techniques was employed to determine the
pattern and degree of relationships between the variables. It was observed that
contraceptive use among couples are signi(lcantly affected by sex, religion, ever given
birth and newly married. The recommended strategies for enhancing couple
communication include attempts to enlist the cooperation of man by providing them
with family planning, communication and educational services.
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H Social Sciences (General)