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FAMILY Planning is now a necessity like shelter, food and clothing considering the pace of how costs of living is skyrocketing across the globe.
This is what necessitated The Challenge Initiative (TCI), Devcom, Osun State Ministry of Health to swung into action to create massive awareness and publicity for Family Planning in Osun State in particular and Nigeria in general.
Few months ago, Media Advocates for Family Planning was floated to inform, educate and sensitize the citizenry on the benefits of Family Planning vis-a-vis child spacing, for the betterment of individual family.
In view of this, the Advocates went to different health facilities in different Local Government Areas in Osun State on Thursday, October 31, 2024.
SOJ WORLDWIDE and his team went to State Specialist Hospital, Asubiaro, Osogbo, Osun State for an on-the-spot assessments on the progress made and challenges encountered by the Clients and success made so far on the past public enlightenment, awareness and sensitization of the public.
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One of the Clients interviewed was 27-year-old was Temiloluwa G. who told SOJ WORLDWIDE Reporter about many benefits of Family Planning since she has been using it. When asked what encouraged her to come for the Family Planning, she said after her first baby it was not long she took-in again, after few months, which was not palatable for her. She and her husband decided to go for FP after the second child, “since I did Family Planning, I have rest of mind, anytime my husband says he is ready, I am also ready anytime, anywhere.”
Mrs Olaleye Olabisi was another respondent interviewed on when and why she took part in the family planning and how she got the information about the FP.
Mrs Olaleye said she did her Family Planning when she heard about the importance of it and how it can reshape the family for a good living. She heard about Family Planning when the team were creating public awareness at the market.
She and her husband decided to do the FP after three children, two boys and a girl and since she has done it she has no regret doing it instead, it has given her joy, peace and happiness.
Our team had a chat with the Head of Family Planning, the Principal Nursing Officer, State Specialist Hospital, Asubiaro, Osogbo, Osun State, Mrs. B. Omoyisinuola who said she is a living witness on the positive impact of family planning.
She said there is difference between new acceptors and those who had already accepted but only came for checkups.
In February 2024, according to her, the Clients recorded 317 Clients in all but new acceptors are 74 while the remaining number were for existing clients.
In August, new acceptors rose to 129, and old acceptors was 115. On the average new acceptors are up to 100 every month to date.
Osogbo indigenes who are living outside the State always prefer to come to Osogbo during festive seasons because they prefer coming to engage the specialists instead of quacks in their villages in other states.
She said awareness created by the TCI, DEVCOM, Osun Health Coordinators and Media Advocates have been yielding positive results since it started.
She said numbers of clients have increased tremendously since the The Challenge Initiative, DEVCOM, State Health Workers and Media Advocates started the awareness campaigns at the markets, streets and Local Government Areas.
She raised a reservation that the awareness were limited only to the urban centres, she added that there is need to intensify efforts to the rural dwellers as well.
One other woman we had a chat with said that she brought a friend for the program, although she said her religion had no misconception about Family Planning.
She said ‘withdrawal method‘ is what she had been using with her husband for years and it has been working for them since she had her first to their last third child.
Mrs. Kareem told our reporter that she did not come for Family Planning but to remove the implant of 15 years because she has attained that age of 60 and above. She believed her age has reached menopause she doesn’t need it again.
“I always educate my friends, my children and daughter-in-laws about the importance of Family Planning and I thank God they have been taking to my advice. After each child delivery they have been coming for Family Planning that is suitable for them.”
When asked what are the benefits she derived from the Family Planning since has been doing it, she said “it gives me freedom and there is no restriction of movement. It removes fear of pregnancy, once my husband want sex, there is no denial because we have done necessary precautionary measures.”
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