Knowledge and Perception of Emergency Contraception among Female Nigerian Undergraduates

Aziken, ME; Okonta, Patrick I.; Ande, Adedapo

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“…This is not different from previous studies [2,9]. Good knowledge of EC was a significant predictor of their use, which is in agreement with reports of studies conducted in Nigeria [11]. It has been suggested that millions of unwanted pregnancies could be prevented if emergency contraceptives were used [12].…”

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Emergency Contraception: Knowledge and Practices of Tertiary Students in Osun State, South Western Nigeria

Ao¹,

Adekanle²,

Adeniji³

et al. 2014

Gynecol Obstet (Sunnyvale)

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The contraceptive prevalence in our environment is very low with attendant increase in unwanted pregnancy and unsafe abortion. The use of Emergency Contraception (EC) in women with unprotected intercourse could be the only option that can avoid the unwanted pregnancy and unsafe abortion with associated complications.The objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of emergency contraceptive use among students of tertiary institutions in Osun State and to assess the knowledge and attitude towards emergency contraception. It was a descriptive cross-sectional study using self administered, structured questionnaire. The study population was students of State Polytechnic Iree and Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile Ife. Data were entered and validated, and statistical analysis was performed using SPSS version 11 software. The Study revealed that majority of the respondents 241 (80.3%) had poor knowledge of emergency contraception. Majority of them 160 (55.3%) were sexually active while 32.6% of the sexually active respondents used contraceptives. Condom was the most used contraceptive. Among those using contraception, 86 (28.7%) were current users. Among the people surveyed, only 47 (15.7%) of them had used emergency contraception. Overall, there was a limited knowledge and use of emergency contraception by the students in this study. Evidently, there is a need for carefully designed educational programmes and promotion of EC in existent student health care centres on campuses.

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Emergency Contraception: Knowledge and Practices of Tertiary Students in Osun State, South Western Nigeria

Ao¹,

Adekanle²,

Adeniji³

et al. 2014

Gynecol Obstet (Sunnyvale)

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“…It is necessary to ensure dissemination of correct and appropriate information through these media in order to be certain that same passes to the end users. Friends and other peer groups have been consistently shown to be sources of information on reproductive health issues especially among young persons [18][19][20] and abortion care seekers 1 . It is necessary that these groups of people are especially targeted in awareness campaigns as a contraceptive wise adolescent would grow to be reproductive health wise adult.…”

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Community-based Study of Contraceptive Behaviour in Nigeria

Oye-Adeniran¹,

Adewole²,

Umoh³

et al. 2006

African Journal of Reproductive Health

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A cross sectional, community-based, descriptive study among women of reproductive age group (15-49 years) in Nigeria to explore the possible reasons for contraceptive non-use despite reported high awareness was carried out. Data were obtained using a standard questionnaire instrument and applied on 2001 respondents. Contraceptive prevalence among sexually active respondents was 14.8% for all methods, 10.1% for modern methods and only 0.8% for emergency contraceptives. The most frequently stated reasons for non-use of contraceptives, among those who had never used any contraceptives but who did not want more children were: "did not think about it", "against religious belief " and "fear of side effects." Prior counseling significantly improved the continuation rate of contraception. Multivariate analysis showed that older, married and more educated women tended to use contraceptives more. Health-care providers should be trained to offer counseling services to all clients in general, and young, unmarried and uneducated women in particular in order to improve their acceptance of contraceptives. RÉSUMÉUne étude à base communautaire sur le comportement du contraceptif au Nigéria. Nous avons mené une étude descriptive traversale à base communautaaire auprès des femmes dans le group en âge d'avoir des enfants (15-19 ans) au Nigéria afin d'explorer les raisons qui peuvent expliquer le non-usage des contraceptifs malgré le haut niveau de sensibilisation. Les données ont été recueillies à l'aide d'un instrument de questionnaires standards administrés aux 2001 répondantes. La fréquence contraceptive parmi les répondants qui sont sexuellement actives était de 14,8% pour toutes les méthodes, 10,1% pour les méthodes modernes et juste 0,8% pour les contraceptifs d'urgence. Les raisons les plus fréquemment données pour expliquer le non-usage des contraceptifs parmi ceux qui n'ont jamais utilisé les contraceptifs, mais qui ne voulaient pas encore d'enfants étaient: "je n'y ai pensé", "contre la croyance religieuse" et "la peur des effets secondaires". L'analyse multifactorielle a montré que les femmes les plus âgées, mariées et instruites avaient la tendance d'utiliser les contraceptifs. Il faut former des prestataires de services médicaux pour qu'ils puissent rendre les services d'orientation à tous les clients en général, mais sourtout aux jeunes, aux célibataires et aux femmes non-instruites afin d'améliorer leur acceptance des contraceptifs. (Rev Afr Santé Reprod 2006; 10[2]:90-104)

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“…This is at variance with reports from previous studies were health personnel contributed little to sources of awareness of contraception. 15,16 This therefore raises the issue of the content of information passed to clients on contraception and contraceptive usage by the health personnel in this community. Their level of training in contraceptive services and how effectively they were able to convey relevant information to their clients was identified to be poor; hence one of the interventions that were undertaken was training and strengthening the capacity of the health personnel in this community following an early qualitative study.…”

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Factors associated with the knowledge, practice and perceptions of contraception in rural southern Nigeria

Omo‐Aghoja¹,

Omo-Aghoja²,

Aghoja³

et al. 2010

Ghana Medical Journal

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SUMMARYBackground: Significant proportion of maternal deaths in Nigeria is due to complications of unsafe abortions, and these abortions are responses to unwanted pregnancies that could have been prevented by effective contraceptive programming. Despite intense programmatic efforts by the Nigerian government and various non-governmental agencies to reverse the trend, there has been little evidence to suggest a systematic improvement in these indicators. Methodology: A household random survey of 1,528 women aged between 15-49 years was undertaken at Amukpe community in Nigeria, to determine their knowledge, practice and perceptions of contraception. Results:The results showed that 86.2% of the respondents had secondary or less level of education and 19.2% of the respondents were single parents. The level of contraceptive awareness was high (92.3%) and 88% of the respondents became aware of contraception in the last 14 years. Friends/relatives (40.6%), followed by nurses (31.7%) and then doctors (17.3%) were the common sources of contraceptive awareness. The most widely known contraceptive methods were injectables, condoms, POP and OCP. The specific knowledge of emergency contraception was poor. The factors associated with low contraceptive usage were poor level of training and ineffective conveyance of relevant information to clients by health personnel, low literacy levels, extremes of reproductive age and extremes of parity. Others were fear of side effects, lack of knowledge, and lack of spousal consent. Conclusion: Contraceptive usage remain poor despite high level of awareness. Effective educational and counseling interventions are likely to improve provid-

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Knowledge and Perception of Emergency Contraception among Female Nigerian Undergraduates

Abstract: There is an urgent need to educate Nigerian young people about emergency contraception, emphasizing available methods and correct timing of use.

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Emergency Contraception: Knowledge and Practices of Tertiary Students in Osun State, South Western Nigeria

Emergency Contraception: Knowledge and Practices of Tertiary Students in Osun State, South Western Nigeria

Community-based Study of Contraceptive Behaviour in Nigeria

Factors associated with the knowledge, practice and perceptions of contraception in rural southern Nigeria

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