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