KNOWLEDGE AND PREVENTION OF THE RISKS OF CONTRACEPTIVES USE AMONG WOMEN IN KWARA STATE, NIGERIA

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2017-10
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JIMOH, Rasheedat Abdullahi
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The purpose of this study was to assess knowledge and prevention of the risks of contraceptives use among women in Kwara State, Nigeria. A Proportional sampling procedure was used for 378 respondents between the ages of 20-44 in the selected Local Government Areas in Kwara State. Questionnaire was used to collect the data in this study and the demographic variables were analyzed using frequency and percentage distribution, statistics of mean and standard deviation. The hypotheses one and two were tested with chisquare statistics. Hypotheses three, four, five and six sought for differences among the age groups and marital status in their knowledge and prevention of contraceptives risks respectively; hence analysis of variance was used to know whether significant differences existed between knowledge and prevention. The result of the findings revealed that knowledge level on the risks of contraceptives among women in Kwara State is high. On the basis of the findings, it was therefore recommended that health talks about prevention of contraceptives risks should be discussed during antenatal and post natal clinics, women should also consider their health status and understand the risk involve in each method to take preventive measures.
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A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY ZARIA, IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT FOR THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE AWARD OF MASTER IN HEALTH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL AND HEALTH EDUCATION, FACULTY OF EDUCATION, AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY, ZARIA
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KNOWLEDGE,, PREVENTION, RISKS OF CONTRACEPTIVES USE, WOMEN,, KWARA STATE,, NIGERIA
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