Nigeria (Bauchi Enugu Oyo) Family Planning and Reproductive Health Survey 2002.

This report presents findings from the 2002 Nigeria Family Planning and Reproductive Health survey conducted in the selected Local Government Areas (LGAs) in the states of Bauchi Enugu and Oyo where the VISION Project is implemented. The VISION project operates in five LGAs in each of these three states. The purpose of the VISION Project is to develop models of high impact high performing family planning/ reproductive health (FP/RH) service delivery networks in selected LGAs so that these may be replicated in other parts of Nigeria. The project was initiated in 2002. From a representative sample of men and women in the VISION Project areas the survey team collected information on respondents’ exposure to mass media messages pertaining to family planning and AIDS knowledge of family planning and sexually transmitted infections sexual behavior and use of family planning and AIDS prevention strategies. The objective of this report is to present the indicators that are used by the VISION Project and USAID/Nigeria to monitor project performance. Data from the baseline survey will also be used to measure changes in family planning and reproductive health indicators resulting from the VISION Project’s interventions. The findings of this report may be helpful in fine-tuning the implementation of the VISION Project. Chapter I of the report presents an overview of family planning and reproductive health in Nigeria describes survey objectives and methods and briefly describes the respondents’ background characteristics. Chapter II addresses media habits and patterns of radio listenership and covers sexual initiation and childbearing. Findings regarding knowledge and use of family planning methods are presented in Chapter IV attitudes towards HIV/AIDS in Chapter V and AIDS prevention strategies in Chapter VI. (excerpt)