FACTORS INFLUENCING ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND UTILIZATION OF CONTRACEPTIVES AMONG FEMALE ADOLESCENTS IN SOME SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS AT SAMARU COMMUNITY, ZARIA, NIGERIA
FACTORS INFLUENCING ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND UTILIZATION OF CONTRACEPTIVES AMONG FEMALE ADOLESCENTS IN SOME SELECTED SECONDARY SCHOOLS AT SAMARU COMMUNITY, ZARIA, NIGERIA
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2018-11
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SULEIMAN, Aisha M.
ABDULLAHI, Zubaida Garba
OGUNTAYO, O.A
SULEIMAN, Hussaini
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Contraceptives are drugs used in preventing a woman from becoming pregnant. Man’s desire to control his reproductive potential is as old as humanity. Hence, attempt to dominate reproduction human among adolescents is not exclusively a contemporary phenomenon. Approximately, 16 million adolescents give birth yearly, 95% developing countries including Nigeria. Complications from pregnancy including childbirth are highest in these age groups, and are the foremost cause of demise for women. This study intends to bridge the knowledge gap that makes adolescents prone to negative health consequences of early high fertility, high unintended pregnancy, unsafe abortion and sexually transmitted diseases in the study area. A cross-sectional descriptive study was adopted in which 281 female secondary school students were selected using a multi-stage cluster sampling technique. Data collection was through questionnaire, featuring questions in line with the study objectives. Data collected was analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) for windows version 23.0. Most of the respondents about 40.2% of the respondents believed it was wise for them to use contraceptives while 49.1% believed that, modern contraceptives prevent the ability to become pregnant in later life. Only 21% have used contraceptives prior to the study of which, oral pills (11%), condom (9.3%), traditional method (7.8) and emergency contraceptives (6.4%) were mentioned. About 30.2% mentioned prevention of unwanted pregnancy as one of the factors that influenced their use of contraceptives while 42.7% of respondents mentioned limited knowledge on contraceptive options as their major barrier to the use of contraceptives. Major barrier to access of information and use of contraceptives among the respondents. Thus, it was recommended that health talk on contraceptive should be organized as a routine to increase awareness and correct misinformation about contraceptives and the health.
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