(Role of Media)
BACKGROUND
Anambra State, known as the "Light of the Nation", has a projected total population of 5.8 million people. The state has a total of 575 Primary Health Care Centres, 37 secondary and 2 tertiary facilities across the 21 LGAs in the State. 194 of the total 614 public health facilities in the state do not provide family planning services. Anambra State has 1.3 million women of reproductive age (WRA) and records a maternal mortality rate of 286 per 100,000 live births; this implies that 3,718 Women of Reproductive Age die annually from childbirth. 174, 200 women of reproductive age have unmet family planning need. Media as the mouthpiece of the populace, plays a vital role in informing and educating the public about family planning.
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ANAMBRA
STATE MATERNAL HEALTH INDICES |
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Infant
Mortality Rate |
12.6% |
DHB |
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Under
5 Mortality Rate |
20.1% |
DHIS |
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Unmet
Need Rate |
9.6% |
NDHS2018 |
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Maternal
Mortality Ratio |
286/100,000 |
NDHS2013 |
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Total
fertility Rate |
5.3% |
NDHS2018 |
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Women
of Reproductive Age (WRA) |
1.3m |
NPopC |
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Modern
Contraceptive Prevalence Rate (mCPR) |
17.2% |
NDHS2018 |
KEY ISSUES
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Limited knowledge and awareness of
family planning and its benefits.
·
Low demand for family planning services in
the communities.
·
Few
publications with the
low quality and content of Family planning in the media.
·
Myths and misconception around family
planning information and services in the communities and on the media.
·
Limited family planning discussion
within public space.
ACTIONS REQUIRED
·
Use media platforms to disseminate
technically appropriate and culturally sensitive family planning messages.
·
Use media platforms to demystify myths
and misconceptions
·
Use media platforms to create demand for
modern Family Planning services
·
Use media platform to demand
accountability for Family Planning services from Duty Bearers.
BENEFITS
·
Women of reproductive age, families and
communities knowledgeable about FP methods and their benefits.
·
Increased uptake of modern family
planning services leading to healthier and more productive mothers and
families.
·
Reduction in the number of women that
die from pregnancy and child-birth related complications.
DEFINITION OF TERMS:
Infant Mortality Rate:
the number of 'deaths under one year of age occurring among the live births in
a given geographical area during a given year, per 1000 live births occurring
among the population of the given geographical area during the same year.
Under Five
Mortality Rate: the
probability (expressed as a rate per 1000 live births) of a child born
in a specified year dying before reaching the age of five if subject to current
age-specific, mortality rates.
Unmet Need Rate: the percentage of women of reproductive age, either married or in a union, who have an unmet need for family planning-those who want to stop or delay child bearing but are not using any method of contraception.
Maternal Mortality:
the death of a woman while pregnant or -within 42 days of termination of
pregnancy, irrespective of the duration and site of the pregnancy, from any
cause related to or aggravated by the pregnancy or its management but not from
accidental or incidental causes.
Total Fertility Rate:
the number of children who would be born per woman (or per 1000 women) if they
were to pass through the child bearing years bearing children according to a
current schedule of age-specific fertility rates.
Contraceptive
Prevalence Rate: partners who are currently using at
least one method of contraception, regardless of the method used. It is usually
reported for married or in-union women aged 15 to 49.
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