AN APPRAISAL OF ILLITERATE MOTHERS PERCEPTION ON BIRTH CONTROL (A CASE STUDY OF ONITSHA NORTH L.G.A)
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AN APPRAISAL OF
ILLITERATE MOTHERS PERCEPTION ON BIRTH CONTROL
(A CASE STUDY OF ONITSHA
NORTH L.G.A)
TABLE
OF CONTENT
Title
page i
Approval
page ii
Certification iii
Dedication iv
Acknowledgement
v
Table
of content vi
Abstract
ix
CHAPTER ONE
1.0 Introduction 1
1.1 Background of the study 1
1.2 Purpose of study 6
1.3 Statement of the problems 7
1.4 Research Question 7
1.5 Significance of the study 8
1.6 Scope of the study 9
CHAPTER
TWO
Literature Review 10
Importants of birth control 10
Birth control devices 14
Reasons for not practicing birth
control 21
CHAPTER
THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
AND PROCEDURE
3.1 Research population 29
3.2 Sample and sampling techniques 30
3.3 Instrument 30
3.4 Method of data analysis 30
CHAPTER
FOUR
DATA PRESENTATION AND
ANALYSIS
4.1 List of findings 36
4.2 Discussion of findings 37
CHAPTER
FIVE
SUMMARY, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
5.1 Summary 38
5.2 Conclusion 39
5.3 Recommendations 40
References 42
Appendix 44
Questionnaire
45
ABSTRACT
This study was undertaken to find out the attitude
of illiterate mothers in Onitsha North L.G.A toward birth control. This project
tries to find out why these illiterate mothers neglect birth control thus
produce as many children as possible even to their own detriment. To make this
study successful, questionnaires were used to collect the necessary data. In
answering the question, the data collected and information gathered were
analysed using the sample percentages. The result revealed that they produce
many children because they have no idea of the existence of an organized
instruction on birth control, some didn’t like the idea of birth control and
some their husband didn’t like to practice birth control. On the basis of these
findings some recommendations were made on how to motivate people to accept and
practice birth control.
CHAPTER ONE
1.0
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND
TO THE STUDY
The Oxford dictionary defines birth
control as the reduction of population to a manageable level and rate for the
world, country, state, and even for a family. It could equally be said or
defined to be a method that a married couple adopts in order to regulate the number
of child bearing. This implies that couples should understand the importance of
having only as many children as they can be able to care for.
But in Nigeria this concept of birth
control is greatly neglected. Most people do not even understand the meaning of
the concept (Birth control) and that is why Nigeria in facing the threat of
over population now. Nsugbe is a town in Onitsha North Local Government Area of
Anambra State. Most mother in Nsugbe especially the illiterates ones are also
ignorant of the fact that birth control does not mean that one should stop
producing children but that one should plan to control the birth naturally and
artificially in order to produce only as many children as one can care for.
This town was among the first towns that
accommodated and welcomed the missionaries and they have great belief toward
the church of God. Some of them are active Christians and obey the word of God.
Because of this they will tell you that birth control involves disobedience to
the command of God to “be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth”
(Genesis chapter 1 verse 28) and that if God send them children, he will always
provide for them.
Today however, the economic realities of
modern living have dampened the biblical injunction of increase and multiply.
In most parts of the world today, there is an established link between
population and means of sustaining it and that is why the Imo State
Commissioner for Health, Mrs. Bridget Nwankwo had in Owerri on 24th
April 1985, expressed concern over the increasing birth rate in the country as
being very alarming and stated that if birth rate is not checked, the nation
would experience a new wave of population explosion along with all the
educational and social ills that go with it. It is almost a universal rule that
parent have a primary duty to maintain their children. In the great majority of
cases, the care and upbringing of a child belongs to its biological parents
automatically without regard to their qualification or suitability but in (Nsugbe)
most children are being denied of adequate education, food, clothing and
shelter because the parents produced so many children that they cannot provide
all – these – things for them. As a result they find it extremely difficult to
train their children adequately.
Sometimes,
the head of the family (father) dies of hypertension due to worry and too much
thinking about the family.
Glass (1972) argues that Nigeria is one
of the ten countries included in a major international study of population
problem. The draft report has been prepared by population report international
and the population of Nigeria is estimated at 160 million, no problem needs
more urgent solution than how to control population growth. It demands the
attention of all nations east and west, large and small, developed and
developing world which Nigeria is one, population growth consumes much of their
economy, condemning people to continuing poverty. One can easily see that too
rapid population growth hinder a nation’s ability to progress and to satisfy
the growing demands of its people for a better life. Also over population could
also be that some men still believe that the number of children in the family
indicates manliness and wealth with the result that in some monogamous families
one can find up to ten children born by one woman in order to minimize these
problems, there is the need for birth control, too much children in the home
may also result for the search of a male child in the home.
1.2
PURPOSE
OF STUDY
Much
has been said and heard about birth control how it could be applied and how
people feel about it. Some feel it is a sin to adopt birth control. While some
who are very rich feel that they can take up the responsibilities of any number
of children they have.
This research therefore attempts to: -
i.
Determine the birth
control measures practice by the illiterate mothers.
ii.
Factors that
contribute to their not utilizing some birth control measures.
iii.
Effects of their non
compliance
iv.
Determine how they
can be helped to change their attitude to birth control.
1.3
STATEMENT
OF THE PROBLEM
In Nsugbe under Onitsha North L.G.A,
people seem not to consider the consequences of having large family and these
has resulted to the problem of children not finishing their primary and
secondary education due to the lack of responsibilities by the parents and
financial instability. This has been attributed to the bearing of large number
of children in the family.
1.4 RESEARCH QUESTION
1.
Is it true that
illiterate women at Onitsha North do not practice birth control?
2.
Does birth control
has any effect on illiterate mothers in Onitsha North (Nsugbe)?
3.
Does ignorant to
birth control lead to the increase in population of a country?
4.
Is it necessary for
illiterate mothers to start practicing birth control?
1.5 SIGNIFICANT OF THE STUDY
This
study was undertaken by the researcher to know the attitude of illiterate
mothers at Onitsha North L.G.A and to make them know the consequence and
implication for not accepting birth control which will lead to over population
of the country as a result of not practicing birth control, also it will lead
to economic meltdown and how standard of living of the family and also the
country.
1.6 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
This
study is limited to Onitsha North Local Government Area of Anambra State.
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