Predictors Of Men's Participation In Family Planning In Ikole Local Government Area, Nigeria

ABSTRACT

The study examined the predictors of men's participation in family planning in Ikole Local

Government Area, Nigeria. The study considered a total of 250 men and analysis was done at

three levels - univariate analysis was done using frequency table, bivariate analysis using chisquare

and multivariate analysis using binary logistic regression to access the relationship

between the dependent and independent variables. The study observed that 60% do not

participate in choosing family planning programs for their Jamily and the bivariate analysis

showed that age, level of education, intended number of children. religion. ethnicity and number

of living chilclrcn had signil'icanl relationship with rncn·s participation in l,1111ilyp lanning (P