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The aim of the study was to investigate knowledge, attitude and practice of
contraceptives among undergraduates in university of Benin, Benin city, to make
it possible, the study investigate
Descriptive survey research design was adopted to accomplish the
objectives of the study. The population of the study consists of all fourty four
thousand, six hundred and ninety-nine (44,699) undergraduates in university of
Benin and the sample size of 300 undergraduate was used in the study. The
instrument for data collection was the questionnaire developed by the researcher
and was validated by the researcher’s supervisor and two other experts from the
Department of Health, Safety and Environmental Education. The reliability
coefficient was 0.81 was obtained using Pearson's Product Moment Correlation
Co-efficient (PPMCC). The data collected were analyzed statistically using the
statistical package of social sciences (SPSS) software. The study discovered that majority of the respondents had high level of
knowledge of what contraception is and had practice the use of
contraception. The result also revealed that they are high proportion of
sexual practice among the respondent and that there is a significant
relationship between the attitudes of undergraduate towards contraceptive
influence contraceptive use among undergraduate of university of Benin. The study recommend that university authority should provide adolescent health
clinics which will provide students with counseling on sex related matters and also
provide easily accessible contraceptive services where the need arises. And that
enlightenment of students on the dangers and consequences of unprotected sex. The commonest source of information for the students, which is the social media, should be exploited and utilized in disseminating this information. However, total
abstinence should be encouraged among all students.
contraceptives among undergraduates in university of Benin, Benin city, to make
it possible, the study investigate
Descriptive survey research design was adopted to accomplish the
objectives of the study. The population of the study consists of all fourty four
thousand, six hundred and ninety-nine (44,699) undergraduates in university of
Benin and the sample size of 300 undergraduate was used in the study. The
instrument for data collection was the questionnaire developed by the researcher
and was validated by the researcher’s supervisor and two other experts from the
Department of Health, Safety and Environmental Education. The reliability
coefficient was 0.81 was obtained using Pearson's Product Moment Correlation
Co-efficient (PPMCC). The data collected were analyzed statistically using the
statistical package of social sciences (SPSS) software. The study discovered that majority of the respondents had high level of
knowledge of what contraception is and had practice the use of
contraception. The result also revealed that they are high proportion of
sexual practice among the respondent and that there is a significant
relationship between the attitudes of undergraduate towards contraceptive
influence contraceptive use among undergraduate of university of Benin. The study recommend that university authority should provide adolescent health
clinics which will provide students with counseling on sex related matters and also
provide easily accessible contraceptive services where the need arises. And that
enlightenment of students on the dangers and consequences of unprotected sex. The commonest source of information for the students, which is the social media, should be exploited and utilized in disseminating this information. However, total
abstinence should be encouraged among all students.
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