The Demand for Orthodox and Modern Family Planning Among Rural Dwellers in Oyo State, Nigeria

This research examined the demand for orthodox and modern family planning among rural dwellers in Oyo State. The data was sourced for the study using a convenience sampling technique, which took place at the antenatal clinics. A total of 350 pregnant women from three antenatal clinics from three local governments in Oyo state were randomly selected. The statistical method adopted for the study was a descriptive survey. Data was collected with a validated questionnaire. The research was guided by three research questions. The findings of the study showed that the majority of the respondents engaged in modern family planning methods (56.6%), while 24.7% engaged in orthodox family planning, and 18.9% of them were not practicing any form of family planning method. The study also proved that condoms were the most commonly used contraceptive. The study concluded that the factors that influenced family planning were awareness, child spacing, financial constraint, partner support. Despite the high usage and awareness about contraceptives, the majority of the respondents had a large family size. This could be as a result of the wrong usage of contraceptives or the desire to have a large family size