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Gender and behaviour, Jun 1, 2018
Social and economic development of nations had been conceived to be connected to the size of nati... more Social and economic development of nations had been conceived to be connected to the size of national populations. In the past few decades, the population of states within northern Nigeria has witnessed unprecedented growth in manners that set social and economic development in reverse within the region. Persistent high fertility rate had been identified as a major determinant of population growth in northern Nigeria. Within the northern Nigerian society, there are normative principles, institutions and beliefs that determine decisions concerning who resolves: when to have sex, to use contraceptives, spacing of children, and the number of children to have. Data for this paper was generated in a survey involving 1000 households across communities of Kibiya Local Government Area of Kano State Nigeria. The paper examines the overbearing role of men in fertility decision-making and how this has influenced persistent high-population rates within northern Nigeria. Findings confirmed that men dominantly decide where, when, and how to have sex, use contraceptives, space children; and the number of children to have. Thus, majority of women within northern Nigeria have remained economically poor and marginalized, with stroppy access to power, wealth and prestige. The paper concludes that the drive towards improving maternal and reproductive health within northern Nigeria depends largely on the active co-operation and participation of men - as household heads and sex determinants, they occupy a strategic place in restructuring institutional power relations relating to reproductive health. Thus, non-formal educational programmes that foster men’s commitment and joint responsibility in all areas of sexual and reproductive health should be organized by governmental, non-governmental and community-based organizations for men within northern Nigeria. Keywords : Reproductive health, maleness, SDGs, gender inequality, population growth
Gender and behaviour, 2018
Social and economic development of nations had been conceived to be connected to the size of nati... more Social and economic development of nations had been conceived to be connected to the size of national populations. In the past few decades, the population of states within northern Nigeria has witnessed unprecedented growth in manners that set social and economic development in reverse within the region. Persistent high fertility rate had been identified as a major determinant of population growth in northern Nigeria. Within the northern Nigerian society, there are normative principles, institutions and beliefs that determine decisions concerning who resolves: when to have sex, to use contraceptives, spacing of children, and the number of children to have. Data for this paper was generated in a survey involving 1000 households across communities of Kibiya Local Government Area of Kano State Nigeria. The paper examines the overbearing role of men in fertility decision-making and how this has influenced persistent high-population rates within northern Nigeria. Findings confirmed that ...
International Journal of Innovative Research and Development, 2019
The major aim of this study was to examine some selected cultural practices affecting maternal mo... more The major aim of this study was to examine some selected cultural practices affecting maternal mortality among married women of reproductive age in rural areas of Kano state. A multistage selection sampling process involving cluster and simple random sampling methods were used in selecting 1,120 women between the ages of 15 and 49 for questionnaire administration in 4 local government areas of Kano state namely Bichi, Gaya, Kibiya and Shanono. Similarly, purposive sampling technique was used in selecting respondents for the IDI and participants for the FGDs. Both primary and secondary data were utilised in the study. The primary data gathered through questionnaire were analysed quantitatively while the data gathered through FGDs sessions and IDI were qualitatively analysed to complement and support the quantitative analysis The major findings of the study indicates that marternal mortality is associated with early marriage, preference for home delivery, nutritional status of women and lack of decision making power of women. The study therefore, concluded that to understand the problem of maternal mortality as a whole, we must understand the influence of some cultural practices on maternal health. It is based on this that the study recommends that a robust enlightenment campaign be carried out to educate men and women in the society particularly those in the rural areas on the harmful cultural practices that are detrimental to the health of women in their reproductive ages. The study also suggest that policies geared towards uplifting women's status in the society should be encouraged and enforced. This can be done by vigorously pursuing girl child education in Kano State.
International Journal of Innovative Research and Development, 2019
The main goal of the study was to investigate the people's knowledge, attitude and perception tow... more The main goal of the study was to investigate the people's knowledge, attitude and perception towards family planning practices in Danmusa local government area of Katsina state. The study was therefore built around the following specific objectives as thus; To assess the level of awareness on family planning among couples in Danmusa local government area, to find out the types and nature of family planning practices in Danmusa local government area, to identify the perception of couples towards family planning Danmusa local government area, to identify the factors or challenges that influence couples perception of family planning in Danmusa Local Government area and to find out ways to encourage positive attitude towards family planning. The study utilized both primary and secondary data. A cluster and random sampling techniques were used to sample the opinion of 305 respondents across the 11 districts of Dan Musa local government. Both secondary and primary data were used for analyses and the analyses were done quantitatively and qualitatively. The data were presented in frequency distribution table and some of the variables that provided more insight with regards to realising the objectives of the study were cross tabulated to give further clarity and depth to the connection between the variables. The study found out that the level of awareness of family planning in Danmusa local government is high, but the people prefer traditional methods. The study also discovered that, the couples' skepticism towards modern family planning is influenced by religion and level of education. In other words, religion, gender and level of education were discovered to be major factors that determine couples' attitude, knowledge and perception towards family planning in Dan Musa local government area. The study therefore recommends that education needs to be intensified among the rural people to illicit positive attitude towards family planning from them, and that intensive campaigns and awareness need to be embark upon by government and non-governmental agencies. Also training of health workers and improvement on the old family planning techniques need to be done to make them safer, cheaper, effective and easily accessible.
Malaria Journal
Background Studies have explored the correlates of insecticide-treated nets in Nigeria. The few s... more Background Studies have explored the correlates of insecticide-treated nets in Nigeria. The few studies that focused on Northern Nigeria mostly examined individual correlates, but largely ignored the community correlates. Also, the persistence of armed insurgencies in the region calls for more research attention. This study examines the utilization and the associated individual and community factors of insecticide-treated nets in Northern Nigeria. Methods The study adopted a cross-sectional design. Data were extracted from the 2021 Nigeria Malaria Indicator Survey (NMIS). A weighted sample size of 6873 women was analysed. The outcome variable was the utilization of insecticide-treated nets. The explanatory variables selected at the individual/household level were maternal age, maternal education, parity, religion, sex of head of household, household wealth, and household size. The variables selected at the community level were the type of place of residence, geo-political zone of re...
Gender and behaviour, Jun 1, 2018
Social and economic development of nations had been conceived to be connected to the size of nati... more Social and economic development of nations had been conceived to be connected to the size of national populations. In the past few decades, the population of states within northern Nigeria has witnessed unprecedented growth in manners that set social and economic development in reverse within the region. Persistent high fertility rate had been identified as a major determinant of population growth in northern Nigeria. Within the northern Nigerian society, there are normative principles, institutions and beliefs that determine decisions concerning who resolves: when to have sex, to use contraceptives, spacing of children, and the number of children to have. Data for this paper was generated in a survey involving 1000 households across communities of Kibiya Local Government Area of Kano State Nigeria. The paper examines the overbearing role of men in fertility decision-making and how this has influenced persistent high-population rates within northern Nigeria. Findings confirmed that men dominantly decide where, when, and how to have sex, use contraceptives, space children; and the number of children to have. Thus, majority of women within northern Nigeria have remained economically poor and marginalized, with stroppy access to power, wealth and prestige. The paper concludes that the drive towards improving maternal and reproductive health within northern Nigeria depends largely on the active co-operation and participation of men - as household heads and sex determinants, they occupy a strategic place in restructuring institutional power relations relating to reproductive health. Thus, non-formal educational programmes that foster men’s commitment and joint responsibility in all areas of sexual and reproductive health should be organized by governmental, non-governmental and community-based organizations for men within northern Nigeria. Keywords : Reproductive health, maleness, SDGs, gender inequality, population growth
Gender and behaviour, 2018
Social and economic development of nations had been conceived to be connected to the size of nati... more Social and economic development of nations had been conceived to be connected to the size of national populations. In the past few decades, the population of states within northern Nigeria has witnessed unprecedented growth in manners that set social and economic development in reverse within the region. Persistent high fertility rate had been identified as a major determinant of population growth in northern Nigeria. Within the northern Nigerian society, there are normative principles, institutions and beliefs that determine decisions concerning who resolves: when to have sex, to use contraceptives, spacing of children, and the number of children to have. Data for this paper was generated in a survey involving 1000 households across communities of Kibiya Local Government Area of Kano State Nigeria. The paper examines the overbearing role of men in fertility decision-making and how this has influenced persistent high-population rates within northern Nigeria. Findings confirmed that ...
International Journal of Innovative Research and Development, 2019
The major aim of this study was to examine some selected cultural practices affecting maternal mo... more The major aim of this study was to examine some selected cultural practices affecting maternal mortality among married women of reproductive age in rural areas of Kano state. A multistage selection sampling process involving cluster and simple random sampling methods were used in selecting 1,120 women between the ages of 15 and 49 for questionnaire administration in 4 local government areas of Kano state namely Bichi, Gaya, Kibiya and Shanono. Similarly, purposive sampling technique was used in selecting respondents for the IDI and participants for the FGDs. Both primary and secondary data were utilised in the study. The primary data gathered through questionnaire were analysed quantitatively while the data gathered through FGDs sessions and IDI were qualitatively analysed to complement and support the quantitative analysis The major findings of the study indicates that marternal mortality is associated with early marriage, preference for home delivery, nutritional status of women and lack of decision making power of women. The study therefore, concluded that to understand the problem of maternal mortality as a whole, we must understand the influence of some cultural practices on maternal health. It is based on this that the study recommends that a robust enlightenment campaign be carried out to educate men and women in the society particularly those in the rural areas on the harmful cultural practices that are detrimental to the health of women in their reproductive ages. The study also suggest that policies geared towards uplifting women's status in the society should be encouraged and enforced. This can be done by vigorously pursuing girl child education in Kano State.
International Journal of Innovative Research and Development, 2019
The main goal of the study was to investigate the people's knowledge, attitude and perception tow... more The main goal of the study was to investigate the people's knowledge, attitude and perception towards family planning practices in Danmusa local government area of Katsina state. The study was therefore built around the following specific objectives as thus; To assess the level of awareness on family planning among couples in Danmusa local government area, to find out the types and nature of family planning practices in Danmusa local government area, to identify the perception of couples towards family planning Danmusa local government area, to identify the factors or challenges that influence couples perception of family planning in Danmusa Local Government area and to find out ways to encourage positive attitude towards family planning. The study utilized both primary and secondary data. A cluster and random sampling techniques were used to sample the opinion of 305 respondents across the 11 districts of Dan Musa local government. Both secondary and primary data were used for analyses and the analyses were done quantitatively and qualitatively. The data were presented in frequency distribution table and some of the variables that provided more insight with regards to realising the objectives of the study were cross tabulated to give further clarity and depth to the connection between the variables. The study found out that the level of awareness of family planning in Danmusa local government is high, but the people prefer traditional methods. The study also discovered that, the couples' skepticism towards modern family planning is influenced by religion and level of education. In other words, religion, gender and level of education were discovered to be major factors that determine couples' attitude, knowledge and perception towards family planning in Dan Musa local government area. The study therefore recommends that education needs to be intensified among the rural people to illicit positive attitude towards family planning from them, and that intensive campaigns and awareness need to be embark upon by government and non-governmental agencies. Also training of health workers and improvement on the old family planning techniques need to be done to make them safer, cheaper, effective and easily accessible.
Malaria Journal
Background Studies have explored the correlates of insecticide-treated nets in Nigeria. The few s... more Background Studies have explored the correlates of insecticide-treated nets in Nigeria. The few studies that focused on Northern Nigeria mostly examined individual correlates, but largely ignored the community correlates. Also, the persistence of armed insurgencies in the region calls for more research attention. This study examines the utilization and the associated individual and community factors of insecticide-treated nets in Northern Nigeria. Methods The study adopted a cross-sectional design. Data were extracted from the 2021 Nigeria Malaria Indicator Survey (NMIS). A weighted sample size of 6873 women was analysed. The outcome variable was the utilization of insecticide-treated nets. The explanatory variables selected at the individual/household level were maternal age, maternal education, parity, religion, sex of head of household, household wealth, and household size. The variables selected at the community level were the type of place of residence, geo-political zone of re...