Influence Of Family Planning Radio Programme On Young Couples

Influence Of Family Planning Radio Programme On Young Couples

Abstract

Radio is one of the means to get information across the length and breadth of the society because of its inflexibility in presenting health matters, no wonder this exploration examines the influence of family planning radio programme on youthful couples in Osogbo megalopolis to know if programmes on family planning actually tells on theirre-procreation arrangement. Survey exploration system was espoused in this exploration coupled with 200 clones of questionnaires that were administered to the named couples in Osogbo, the capital of Osun state, Southwest Nigeria in which 192 clones were returned for anlaysis. The result shows that mass media especially radio and TV played pivotal places in creating, informing, educating and sensitizing couples on child distance, family planning, motherly mortality, and child mortality among others via special programmes that are designed and devoted to achieve similar thing. It was apparent that( Ifeto- Somo bibi) Child- distance or family planning reduces stress in the family, promote healthy children, promote healthy mama and safe cost of living in the family. also, larger chance of the couples use 2 times age gap between their children. It’s recommended that staying at least 2 – 3 times between gravidity to reduce child and child mortality, and also to profit motherly health is a good practice.