Utilization Of Family Planning Methods By Male And Female Traders In Calabar South Local Government Area, Cross River State, Nigeria

ABSTRACT Human reproduction if left unplanned could result in high birth rate, resulting in large family sizes with negative effect on the health of mothers and children. The study was conducted to identify the type of family planning methods used by male and female traders of Calabar South Local Government Area, Cross River State, Nigeria. Descriptive cross-sectional research design was adopted for the study. The sample size consisted of 158 traders of Anantigha community beach market in Calabar South LGA selected using convenient sampling technique. A structured validated research questionn…