Table 4 Attitude of respondents towards family planning in Nunu Kumba district, January 2015
Variables (n = 584) | Agree No. (%) | Disagree No. (%) | Neutral No. (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
If family use contraceptive, children will have better opportunities for education | 560 (95.9) | 14 (2.4) | 10(1.7) |
FP helps to improve one’s standard of living | 558 (95.5) | 15 (2.6) | 11 (1.9) |
FP helps the mother to regain strength before her next birth of a baby | 548 (93.8) | 28 (4.8) | 8 (1.4) |
Child spacing helps protect the health of children and mothers | 553 (94.7) | 26 (4.4) | 5 (0.9) |
FP causes loss of confidence between husband and wife | 69 (11.8) | 496 (84.9) | 19 (3.3) |
Husbands will abandon wives who practice FP | 50 (8.6) | 509 (87.2) | 25 (4.3) |
Contraceptive use may cause infertility in women | 104 (17.8) | 458 (78.4) | 22 (3.8) |
A couple who practices FP has a happy family | 547 (93.6) | 32 (5.5) | 5 (0.9) |