COMMUNITY EDUCATION PROGRAMMES AS TOOLS FOR AWARENESS CREATION ON FAMILY PLANNING AMONG RURAL WOMEN IN IKWERRE LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF RIVERS STATE

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This study examined Community Education Programmes as Tools for Awareness Creation on Family Planning among Rural Women in Ikwerre Local Government Area, Rivers State. Descriptive survey research design was adopted for the study. The population of the study was 125 which comprised 35 Health Education Officers and 90 female beneficiaries in the Community Health Education Centres in Ikwerre Local Government Area of Rivers State. The entire population was studied as census without sampling because of its manageable size. The instrument for data collection was a structured questionnaire titled “Community Education Programmes as Tools for Awareness Creation on Family Planning among Rural Women Questionnaire. The reliability coefficient (r) value is 0.86.Three research questions were posed. They were analyzed with frequencies and weighted mean. Findings from the study revealed amongst others that community education programmes such as basic literacy, health literacy, and family life education programmes to a high extent promote awareness creation on family planning among rural women. Based on the findings, the study recommended, amongst others, that policy makers and stakeholders should prioritize community education programmes as a strategic intervention for enhancing family planning adoption and improving maternal and child health outcomes among rural women.

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