Asian Journal of Rural Development1996-336xxxxx-xxxxAsian Network for Scientific Information10.3923/ajrd.2012.40.46BabalolaD.A. BabalolaY.T. OladimejiA.A. 2201222The importance of family planning in combating population explosion and consequently,
poverty in Nigeria as well as other developing countries in Africa, cannot be
overemphasized. This study assessed the use of Family Planning Information (FPI)
among farming households in Abeokuta North Local Government Area of Ogun state.
Purposive sampling was used to select 100 farming households and the logit regression
model was used to analyze the determinants of farmers use of FPI. The
majority (58%) of the respondents was female and 55% were below 41 years of
age. Mean household size is 8. Income and literacy level are low with 70% earning
between N 10, 000 and N 50, 000 and 58% having below secondary education. The
majorities (82%) of the respondents are aware of FPI especially through the
health care centres but only 40% used FPI. The regression showed that the coefficients
of educational level of the respondents, educational level of the spouse, farm
size, spouses perception of use of FPI, income level and exposure to mass
media were positively significant which implied that an increase in these factors
will increase the probability of use of FPI among respondents. Number of children
was significant with a negative sign which implied that an increase in number
of children will decrease the probability of use of FPI among respondents. The
study recommends that family planning education and campaign should be intensified
in the study area, especially via mass media and special efforts should be made
in incorporating men to facilitate use.]]>Kabir, A.,20011296301Ajakaiye, D.O.I. and V.A. Adeyeye,2001pp: 1-20pp: 1-20Nikniyaz, A., M. Farahbakhsh, K. Ashjaei, D. Tabrizi, H. Sadeghi-Bazargani and A. Zakeri,20066352358Anyanwu, J.C., H.E. Oaikhenan, S.O. Oyefusi and A.O. Oladipupo,1998Amiruddin, R., D. Sidik, A. Alwi, N. Islam, Jumriani, P. Astuti and Syafruddin,201255661Orbeta, A.C.,20052005Chinweike,20102010Cleland, J., S. Bernstein, E. Alex, A. Faundes, A. Glasier and J. Innis,200636818101827Najafi, F. and F. Rakhshani,200667478Goliber, T., R. Sanders and J. Ross,20092009Gujarati, D.N.,19882nd Edn.,Mazumder, M.S., M.K. Hossain, M.N. Islam and K.N. Islam,20011267271Khademloo, M., R. Ghasemian and M. Yasari,20081115141516NBS,20092009Kabir, M.A., M.N. Huq, A.Q. Al-Amin and G.M. Alam,201281020Asghar, K., A.A. Maann, M.I. Zafar and T. Ali,20109250254Odimegwu, C.O.,1999258691Osman, A.A.,20114158164Ottong, J.G.,20102010Bankole, A., R. Hussain, G. Sedgh, S. Singh, D. Wulf and Alan Guttmacher Institute,2009Zafar, M.I., F. Asif and S. Adil,20033158166Zafar, M.I., M.Habib Ullah, Saif-ur-Rehman and S. Abbasi,20033376384