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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Contraception among Students in Tertiary Institutions in Anambra State Southeast Nigeria
Abstract
Objective: Aim of this study was to determine the awareness and practice of contraception among undergraduate students in Anambra State
Southeast Nigeria.
Method: It is a multicenter cross sectional study involving a total of 600 students in 4 tertiary institutions.
Results: The awareness of contraception was 92.5% while the practice rate was 8.5%. The mass media was the major source of information
about contraception. None of the respondents cited family planning clinic as either their source of information or contraceptive drug.
Conclusion: Unplanned and unwanted pregnancy is still an important factor that could militate against the achievement of millennium
development goal and contraception has been shown to prevent unwanted pregnancy.
Southeast Nigeria.
Method: It is a multicenter cross sectional study involving a total of 600 students in 4 tertiary institutions.
Results: The awareness of contraception was 92.5% while the practice rate was 8.5%. The mass media was the major source of information
about contraception. None of the respondents cited family planning clinic as either their source of information or contraceptive drug.
Conclusion: Unplanned and unwanted pregnancy is still an important factor that could militate against the achievement of millennium
development goal and contraception has been shown to prevent unwanted pregnancy.
