Influence of Culture on Married Teachers' Practice of Family Planning in Delta and Edo States, Nigeria

This research investigated the influence of culture on married teachers' practice of family planning (FP) in Delta and Edo States. The study adopted the correlational survey design. The research question was raised and answered, and a hypothesis was tested. The population comprised 20,038 married teachers, out of which 2,003, representing 10% of the total population (1,242 and 761 from Delta and Edo States, respectively), were sampled using a stratified proportional random sampling method. The research was conducted in 722 government secondary schools (463 and 259 schools from Delta and Edo States, respectively). Research instruments used were questionnaires, which was validated based on experts' judgement, while Cronbach's Alpha Coefficient was adopted to ascertain the instrument's reliability, with a reliability index of 0.91 achieved. Internal consistency dependability values for culture and FP were 0.89 (P