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Assessment of Family Planning Among Abia State University Undergraduate Students

David Chinaecherem Innocent Cosmas Nnadozie Ezejindu Prince Ezenwa Onyemachi Stanley Chinedu Eneh Hira Nazir Anthony Chinonso Uwandu-Uzoma Adesua Petronilla Okoroh

Subject area: Biological & Medical Sciences  ·  Area of research: Reproductive Health

Abstract

Family planning (FP) is an essential strategy in promoting maternal and child health through adequate spacing of birth, avoiding pregnancy at high-risk maternal age and high parity. This research was carried out to assess family planning among undergraduate students in Abia State University.

Keywords

Assessment, Family planning, Contraceptives, Undergraduate

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How to cite this paper

David Chinaecherem Innocent, Cosmas Nnadozie Ezejindu, Prince Ezenwa Onyemachi, Stanley Chinedu Eneh; Hira Nazir, Anthony Chinonso Uwandu-Uzoma; Adesua Petronilla Okoroh "Assessment of Family Planning Among Abia State University Undergraduate Students" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals Volume 5 Issue 12 2022 Page 102-110
David Chinaecherem Innocent, Cosmas Nnadozie Ezejindu, Prince Ezenwa Onyemachi, Stanley Chinedu Eneh; Hira Nazir, Anthony Chinonso Uwandu-Uzoma; Adesua Petronilla Okoroh "Assessment of Family Planning Among Abia State University Undergraduate Students" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, vol. 5, no. 12, Jun. 2022
David Chinaecherem Innocent, Cosmas Nnadozie Ezejindu, Prince Ezenwa Onyemachi, Stanley Chinedu Eneh; Hira Nazir, Anthony Chinonso Uwandu-Uzoma; Adesua Petronilla Okoroh (2022). Assessment of Family Planning Among Abia State University Undergraduate Students. Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, 5(12).
David Chinaecherem Innocent, Cosmas Nnadozie Ezejindu, Prince Ezenwa Onyemachi, Stanley Chinedu Eneh; Hira Nazir, Anthony Chinonso Uwandu-Uzoma; Adesua Petronilla Okoroh "Assessment of Family Planning Among Abia State University Undergraduate Students" Iconic Research And Engineering Journals, vol. 5, no. 12, Jun. 2022.
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