Adinma J I, Okeke A O
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Health Sciences, Nnamdi Azikiwe University.
West Afr J Med. 1995 Jan-Mar;14(1):34-8.
Contraception is analysed in 498 Nigerian Tertiary School Girls--228 from the Medical Discipline (MD) of study and 270 from the Non-Medical Discipline (NMD). Pregnancy occurred in 30.5% of the sexually exposed students. Overall mean awareness of contraception was 70.9% while mean contraceptive usage was 23.5%. The most commonly used contraceptive method was the safe-period. Peer group constituted the highest source of information on contraception (42.6%) while lectures constituted the lowest (11.2%). Sex and contraceptive education entrenched into the country's education policy is advocated.
对498名尼日利亚高等院校女生的避孕情况进行了分析，其中228名来自医学专业，270名来自非医学专业。有30.5%有过性行为的学生怀孕。总体而言，避孕知识的平均知晓率为70.9%，而避孕措施的平均使用率为23.5%。最常用的避孕方法是安全期法。同龄人是避孕信息的最大来源（42.6%），而讲座是最低来源（11.2%）。提倡将性与避孕教育纳入国家教育政策。
