INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CURRENT RESEARCH IN BIOLOGY AND MEDICINEMarch 3rd, 2019
FiledMarch 3rd, 2019This study examined husbands and wives agreement on the use of contraception in Owerre- Ebeiri, Orlu Imo State. The design for the study was a descriptive survey. The population of the study consisted of 2,460 couples who attended family planning clinic in various hospitals. 246 participants formed the sample. However, only fourteen couples were interviewed. Two sampling techniques used for the study were stratified and systematic. Four research questions guided the study. A validated structured questionnaire was used for data collection with Cronbach Alpha reliability coefficient of 0.86. Data collected were analyzed using mean, percentage and kappa coefficient. The results revealed major reasons for the choice of contraception and a fair agreement was found between husbands and wives on the factors influencing the choice of contraception. Also the participants had good knowledge of contraceptive methods. Thus, husbands and wives had a moderate agreement before making a choice on the