Bassey E A, Abasiattai A M, Asuquo E E, Udoma E J, Oyo-lta A
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Uyo Teaching Hospital, Uyo, Nigeria.
Niger J Med. 2005 Apr-Jun;14(2):146-50. doi: 10.4314/njm.v14i2.37171.
Adolescents are disposed to unprotected sexual activity and as a consequence, there is an increasing incidence of unwanted pregnancy among adolescent school girls in Nigeria. This study was carried out to assess the awareness, attitude and use of contraceptives among secondary school girls in Calabar, Nigeria and to determine how attitude affects its use.
Data was obtained using self administered semi-structured questionnaires distributed to 480 secondary school girls out of which 450 were properly filled and returned. These were analysed using percentages and chi-square was used to test for significance.
The study revealed that contraceptive awareness was high. The main sources of contraceptive information were books/magazines (37%) and friends (26%). Three hundred and thirty-three (74%) girls had a negative attitude (misconceptions) towards contraceptives, while 117 (26%) girls said contraceptives were essential/useful. Sixty-six girls (14.7%) admitted that they were currently sexually active and 42 (9.3%) of them used contraceptives. There was a statistically significant association between positive attitude/beliefs and use of contraceptives (P < 0.05).
We recommend the provision of accurate contraceptive information to dispel these misconceptions and the establishment of adolescent reproductive health services which should be strictly confidential to encourage acceptability and optimum utilization.
青少年倾向于进行无保护的性行为，因此，尼日利亚青少年女学生意外怀孕的发生率不断上升。本研究旨在评估尼日利亚卡拉巴尔市中学女生对避孕药具的知晓情况、态度和使用情况，并确定态度如何影响其使用。
通过自行发放的半结构化问卷收集数据，问卷发放给480名中学女生，其中450份填写完整并回收。使用百分比进行分析，并采用卡方检验来检验显著性。
研究表明，避孕药具知晓率较高。避孕药具信息的主要来源是书籍/杂志（37%）和朋友（26%）。333名（74%）女生对避孕药具持消极态度（存在误解），而117名（26%）女生表示避孕药具必不可少/有用。66名女生（14.7%）承认她们目前有性行为，其中42名（9.3%）使用避孕药具。积极态度/信念与避孕药具使用之间存在统计学上的显著关联（P < 0.05）。
我们建议提供准确的避孕药具信息以消除这些误解，并建立严格保密的青少年生殖健康服务，以鼓励接受度和最佳利用率。
