Socio- demographic characteristics and women attitude as determinants to practice modern contraceptives uptake as correlated among women of child bearing age in Jigawa State, Nigeria

Background: Universal contraceptive access is one of the key strategies for achieving sustainable developments in any country. Yet, uptake has remained low in most developing nations like Nigeria. The reasons for low use must be contextually understood to aid effective contraceptive programming (Ajibola et al., n.d.). This study assessed socio- demographic characteristics and women attitude as determinants to practice modern contraceptives uptake as correlated among women of child bearing age in Jigawa state, Nigeria.

Aim: This study assessed socio- demographic characteristics and women attitude as determinants to practice modern contraceptives uptake as correlated among women of child bearing age in Jigawa state, Nigeria.

Methodology: A cross-sectional descriptive research was conducted on the respondents. The study population comprised all the eligible women of child bearing age within the study area, who were selected and agreed to participate in the study. Sample sizes of Four Hundred and four (404), respondents were recruited using a multistage sampling technique. Data was collected using Questionnaire Data collected was coded, entered, and analyzed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 22.

Result: The relationship between socio-demographic characteristics and respondents’ attitude to contraceptive uptake, statistically significant association was found between respondents’ attitude to contraceptive uptake and marital status (χ2=9.1, p=0.036), age (χ2=3.9, p=0.041), religion (χ2=6.3, p=0.023), and level of educational (χ2=8.3, p=0.048) Respondents with no formal education were significantly less likely to have used contraception compared to their educated counterparts (AOR=0.414, 95%CI=0.173-0.861). Also, those with less than 29 years of age were significantly less likely to have used contraception than those with 30 years and above age (AOR=0.563, 95%CI=0.331–1.018). Likewise, those with poor knowledge and negative attitude had significantly lesser odds of modern contraceptive use (OR=0.411, 95%CI=1.131-1.857 and OR=0.147, 95%CI=0.151-0.763).

Conclusions: The study revealed that significant number of women had poor knowledge and attitude towards FP. Multiple socio-demographic factors contributed to knowledge and attitude of FP. Therefore, the health sectors of the regions and other stakeholders should strengthen the health extension program to disseminate messages related to FP to improve the knowledge and attitude of women.