Access to mass media messages, and use of family planning in Nigeria: a spatio-demographic analysis from the 2013 DHS

作者：Chukwuedozie K. Ajaero, Clifford Odimegwu, Ijeoma D. Ajaero, Chidiebere A. Nwachukwu · 发表于：BMC Public Health · 年份：2016 · DOI：10.1186/s12889-016-2979-z · 被引用次数：123 · 研究领域：Global Maternal and Child Health、Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health、Mobile Health and mHealth Applications

BACKGROUND: Nigeria has the highest population in sub-Saharan Africa with high birth and growth rates. There is therefore need for family planning to regulate and stabilize this population. This study examined the relationship between access to mass media messages on family planning and use of family planning in Nigeria. It also investigated the impacts of spatio-demographic variables on the relationship between access to mass media messages and use of family planning. METHODS: Data from the 2013 demographic and health survey of Nigeria which was conducted in all the 36 states of Nigeria, and Abuja were used for the study. The sample was weighted to ensure representativeness. Univariate, bivariate and binary logistic regressions were conducted. The relationship between each of the access to mass media messages, and the family planning variables were determined with Pearson correlation analysis. RESULTS: The correlation results showed significant but weak direct relationships between the access to mass media messages and use of family planning at p < 0.0001 with access to television messages (r = 0.239) being associated with highest use of family planning. Some of the results of the adjusted regression analysis showed that access to television messages (OR = 1.2.225; p < 0.0001), and radio messages (OR = 1.945; p < 0.0001) increase the likelihood of the use of family planning. The adjusted regression model also indicated increased likelihood in the use of family planning by re...