POPULATION AND FAMILY LIFE EDUCATION NEEDS OF COMMUNITY MEMBERS (ADULT AND ADOLESCENT) IN PLATEAU STATE, NIGERIA

Abstract

The study is to find out the Population and Family Life Education Needs of Community Members in Plateau State, Nigeria. To achieve this purpose one research question and one null hypothesis were postulated to guide the study. A cross-sectional research design was utilized for the study. The population for the study consisted of all community members (adolescents and adults) which is estimated at two million one hundred and seventy-six thousand one hundred and thirty- eight (2,176,138) that is males 1,079,902 and females 1,096,236. A sample size of 802 community members was drawn from the population using a multi-stage sampling procedure for the study. The instrument used for data collection for the study was Questionnaire. Descriptive statistic of frequencies and percentages was used to analyze the data collected and presented in Table. Chi-square statistic was used to test hypothesis at .05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that majority of community members indicated that all the items identified were their population and Family Life education needs. There was no significant difference in the mean responses of the respondents regarding the population and Family Life education needs according to age. Based on the findings, discussion of findings and conclusion, it was recommended that Teachers of Health Education, Public Health Educators in conjunction with Community Development Officers, Adult Education Officers and Agricultural Extension Workers should organize and mount seminars and workshops for community members to acquire knowledge, build positive attitudes, skills, values and abilities in providing their population and Family Life needs.