EFFECT OF HEALTH EDUCATION INTERVENTION PROGRAMME ON UTILIZATION OF IMPLANT AND INTRAUTERINE DEVICE FAMILY PLANNING METHODS AMONG WOMEN IN BAUCHI STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

This study assessed the effect of health education intervention programme on the utilization of implant and intrauterine devices of family planning methods among women in Bauchi State, Nigeria. Quasi-experimental pre-test and post-test experimental and control group design was adopted for this study. The population of the study comprised 1,661,760 women in Bauchi State. The sample size of this study was one hundred (100) participants selected using a multi-stage sampling technique. The instrument used for data collection in this study was a researcher-structured close-ended questionnaire. Descriptive statistics of Frequency counts and percentages were used to describe the socio-demographic information of the respondents, Means and
standard deviations were used to answer the research questions. Paired sample test was used to test the hypotheses formulated, at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that There was a significant difference between control and experimental groups on utilization of implant (t=4.210; P=.000); intrauterine device (IUD) (t=4.877; P=.000) contraceptive method as a family planning among women in Bauchi State, before and after health education intervention. Based on the findings of this study it was concluded that the health education intervention programme promotes the utilization of injectable,
oral pill implant female sterilization diaphragm contraceptive method of family planning among women in Bauchi State because the effect of health education intervention programme was significant. It was, therefore, recommended among others that since there was a significant increase in the utilization of injectable contraceptives, targeted campaigns and educational programs should be implemented to further promote this method. Providing additional information on the benefits and proper usage of injectable contraceptives can help sustain and increase their utilization.