https://scicomjournals.com/index.php/SJMAMS <p><strong>Journal Summary: </strong><strong>Scope:</strong> Publishes in all areas of Medical and Applied Medical Sciences. <strong>ISSN:</strong> Print and Online. <strong>Crossref DOI Prefix: </strong>10.54117. <strong>Frequency:</strong> Bimonthly (6 Issues per year). Jan, Mar, May, Jul, Sept, Nov. <strong>Journal model:</strong> Open Access. <strong>Article Processing Charges:</strong> Free. <strong>Abstracting &amp; Indexing:</strong> Google Scholar, Semantic Scholar, Index Copernicus, Crossref, WorldCat. <strong>Type of articles:</strong> All kinds of articles including book of abstracts and conference proceedings. <strong>Review type:</strong> Double-blind peer review. <strong>License type:</strong> CC BY 4.0. <strong>Area of coverage:</strong> biomedicine, anatomy, physiology, molecular medicine, genetics, medical laboratory science, and clinical science. Other areas include reproductive biomedicine, cell therapy, neuroscience, tissue engineering, biotechnology, cell line studies, pathology, biochemistry, microbiology, and pharmacology.</p> en-US iapubseditor@gmail.com (Managing Editor) iapubseditor@gmail.com (Managing Editor) Thu, 29 Feb 2024 14:25:56 -0700 OJS 3.3.0.7 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 https://scicomjournals.com/index.php/SJMAMS/article/view/14 <p>This study examined the knowledge, attitude and practice of modern family planning methods among men in Ogbogu Community in Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State. <strong>Introduction</strong>: &nbsp;Family planning is the practice that helps individuals or couples to attain certain objectives such as avoiding unwanted pregnancies, bringing about wanted babies at the right time, regulating the interval between pregnancies, controlling the time at which birth occurs in relation to the ages of the parents<strong>. Methodology</strong>: The study used a descriptive survey research design. The study population comprised married men currently residing in Ogbogu Community in&nbsp;&nbsp; Ogba/Egbema/Ndoni Local Government Area of Rivers State. A sample size of 389 persons was selected using a simple random technique. A structured questionnaire was used for data collection and data were analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) windows (version 20.0). <strong>Results:</strong> The study showed that there is high awareness of family planning of among the married couples used for the study. Majority of the participants had detailed knowledge of condom. Also, the study indicated that married couples had a favourable attitude toward modern family planning methods of 51%, out of the married couples that were aware of modern family planning methods. Again, the study revealed that high percentage of married couples practice modern family planning methods. <strong>Conclusion:</strong> Knowledge of modern contraceptives is high in the study population. Substantial proportion of married couples had positive attitude towards modern contraceptives and hence more room for increasing modern contraceptive use in the study population.</p> Udo Orukwowu Copyright (c) 2024 Udo Orukwowu https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 https://scicomjournals.com/index.php/SJMAMS/article/view/14 Thu, 29 Feb 2024 00:00:00 -0700