Awareness and Attitude towards Contraceptive Use among Women of Reproductive Age in Odeda Local Government Area, Ogun State, Nigeria
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2023-12
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Lead City University, Ibadan
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Globally, maternal mortality is a significant problem, its estimated that 295,000 women worldwide pass away each year due to conditions associated to pregnancy, it is crucial to promote family planning and ensure that women, girls, and couples have access to chosen contraceptive methods. This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practice of contraceptive use among females of reproductive age (15-49 years) accessing care in selected health facilities of Odeda LGA, Ogun State, Nigeria. A cross-sectional survey was used with sample size of 393 women of reproductive age assessing care in the selected health facilities of Odeda LGA, Ogun State. The inclusion criteria were female of reproductive age between 15 – 49 years. A questionnaire was used to collect data and the data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) windows version 22 and statistical significance was set at p <0.05.About 74.9% (293) have good knowledge of contraceptive, 61.6% (241) have positive attitude and 36.3% (142) of the participants use contraceptive. Hearing about family planning, Previous problem after using contraceptive and knowledge about contraceptive use all show significant association with contraceptive use with p value < 0.05. 25.4% of the participants recommended male condom, 12.1% recommended female condom, 15.8% recommended pills, 10.5% recommended injectables, 6.4% recommended IUCD, 12.7% recommended Implants, 1.3% recommended female sterilization. Based on findings, it was confirmed that the level of knowledge and attitude of women of reproductive age in the selected health facilities of Odeda LGA, Ogun State, Nigeria towards Contraceptive use was high but positive attitude which does not correspond with the use which is low, to this effect, there is more need for healthcare givers at the facilities to put more work into educating women on the safeness and benefits of contraceptive.
Key Words: Contraceptive, Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, Women of Reproductive Age
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Contraceptive, Knowledge, Attitude, Practice, Women of Reproductive Age
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Kate Turabia