KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION AMONG FEMALE STUDENTS OF AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY ZARIA, NIGERIA
| dc.contributor.author | GARBA -ALKALI, ABDULRAZAQ ENEYE | en |
| dc.creator | GARBA -ALKALI, ABDULRAZAQ ENEYE | en |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-09-22T05:21:46Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-09-22T05:21:46Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011-01-07 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | The persistently high incidence of premarital unprotected sexual activity, poor condom use, rape, and induced abortion among young women in Nigerian universities calls for exploration of emergency contraception for prevention of unwanted pregnancy. The descriptive study was conducted among female undergraduate student of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria-Nigeria.A total of 194 female undergraduates of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria selected by simple random sampling were surveyed to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practice of emergency contraception. About 53% of the respondents were sexually active. A total of 138 (74.6%) of respondents were aware of emergency contraception and about 85% of the sexually active had used it previously. The level of awareness was better among those in higher level of study. Majority 96.4% of the respondents who knew about emergency contraceptive pills identified the correct timing of administration for maximal efficacy. Most of the respondents cited friends (64.1%) and health care providers (15.1%) as their main sources of knowledge, while 3.7%, 4.4% and 1.3% of the respondents got the information through parents/relations, TV and radio respectively. Concern of encouragement of promiscuity (56.6%), and side effects (22.8%) ranked high among reasons for disapproval of deregulation of sale and promotion of emergency contraception. | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://teras.ng/api/asset/document/db8f92bb-fee3-411b-a88a-4f7a7ef4797e | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://teras.ng/catalog-item/3880354e-a530-4390-b53c-754da701e1a9 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://dspace.teras-network.net:4000/handle/123456789/25626 | |
| dc.publisher | Ahmadu Bello University Zaria | en |
| dc.title | KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PRACTICE OF EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION AMONG FEMALE STUDENTS OF AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY ZARIA, NIGERIA | en |
| dc.type | Research Theses | en |
| thesis.degree.level | Masters | en |
| thesis.matric.number | MPH/MED/01534/2006-07 | en |