Asian Journal of Research in Medicine and Medical Science

Family planning remains an important component of reproductive health because it supports informed decisions about the number and spacing of children. This study assessed the knowledge, perception and attitude of married men towards family planning in Agbor Metropolis, Delta State. A descriptive cross-sectional design was used. The study involved 421 men selected from an estimated population of 9,000 married men in Agbor Metropolis. Data were collected using a researcher-developed questionnaire. The instrument was pre-tested among 30 men in a similar setting, and a reliability coefficient of 0.89 was obtained. Completed questionnaires were vetted, entered into Microsoft Excel and analysed using SPSS version 25. Descriptive statistics, including frequencies, percentages, means and standard deviations, were used to summarise the data, while inferential statistics were applied to test the hypothesis. The respondents were mainly aged 31-35 years (28.50%), followed by those aged 26-30 years (23.75%). More than half had tertiary education (59.57%), and 59.36% were married. Knowledge of family planning was moderate, with an average mean score of 2.80 (SD = 0.57745). Awareness of at least one modern contraceptive method was high (91.4%), and 86.7% knew that family planning could support birth spacing. Perception was also moderately positive, with an average mean score of 2.748 (SD = 0.427). Most respondents agreed that family planning is important for maternal and child health (85.5%) and should involve both partners (81.9%). Significant associations were reported for age, education, marital status, occupation, employment type, number of children and residence area. The findings suggest the need for targeted education and community-based engagement to strengthen men's understanding and participation in family planning.