IIARD International Institute of Academic Research and Development

JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES AND SOCIAL POLICY (JHSP )

E-ISSN 2545-5729
P-ISSN 2695 2416
VOL. 10 NO. 1 2024
DOI: https://doi.org/10.56201/jhsp.v10.no1.2024.pg133.153

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Promoting Birth Control Through Environmental/ cultural Population Education among Women in Rivers State

AMACHREE, Telema & NWEKE, Dorathy Chikaodi

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Abstract

The study examines methods of promoting birth control through environmental/ cultural population education among women in rivers state. To achieve the purpose of the study, research questions and hypothesis guided the study. The population of the study comprises of 25,115 women within reproductive age of 15-49years visiting in all the 385 health facilities spread across Rivers State. A sample size of study 394 was determined by using Taro Yamenne’s formula. The descriptive research design was adopted for the study. A self- structured instruments titled “promoting birth control through environmental/ cultural population education among women in Rivers State” (PBCTEPAWRS) was using for the study. The instrument was validated by the researcher’s supervisor and two other experts in the Faculty of Education and Department of Measurement and Evaluation, Cronbach Alpha was used to achieve the reliability of the instrument. The data gathered were analyzed using mean and standard deviation while ANOVA was used to test the null hypotheses at 0.05 level of significant. The findings revealed that to a moderate extent, the roles of, environmental and cultural components of population education enhanced the achievement of birth control among women in Rivers State. Consequently, the researcher made the following recommendations that there should be a strong engagement of the citizens around discussion forums, town hall meetings and sensitization programs. This should be organized to make the populace understand the contents as well as familiar with the roles of environmental and cultural components of population education in the achievement of birth control among women in Rivers State.

keywords:

Roles, Environment, culture, Components, Population, Education & Achievement

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