The study focused on socio-cultural determinants of men’s attitude towards family planning in rural met communities in River’s state, Nigeria. Ex-post facto and correlational research design was employed for this study. Four specific objectives guided the study. The population of the study comprised of all married men in selected communities in Rivers State. The sample size for the study comprised of 200 married men who were drawn using accidental and purposive sampling technique. Two instruments including Determinants of Men’s Attitude towards Family Planning Questionnaire” (DMATFPQ) and Attitude Towards Family Planning Questionnaire’’ (ATTFQ) were used for data collection. These instruments were validated by two experts in Measurements and Evaluation. Cronbach Alpha method was used in estimating the reliability of the instrument. The reliability coefficient obtained were 0.76 and 0.81 for DMATFPQ and ATTFQ respectively. Data generated were analysed using Pearson product moment correlation, one way ANOVA as well as independent t-test. Result of the study showed that income status (p=0.000<0.05), educational level (p=0.000<0.05) and baby gender preference (p=0.000<0.05) all had significant relationship and influence on men’s attitude towards family planning. On the other hand, culture (p=0.532>0.05) had no significant relationship with men’s attitude towards family planning. Based on these, it was recommended among others that men should be enlightened on the importance of family planning towards their finances and marriages as well as family relationships.
Keywords: Culture, Educational Level, Family Planning, attitude, baby gender preference, income status
