Awareness of STIs and Contraceptives Use among Out-of-School Youths in Nigeria

Atere, A. A.; Wahab, Elias Olukorede; Ajiboye, Olanrewaju Emmanuel; Shokoya, H.O.; Akinwale, Akeem Ayofe; Oyenuga, Adedeji

doi:10.1080/09735070.2010.11886371

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“…Several studies have been conducted in some parts of the world to find out factors that can influence adolescents' sexual activity, decision making and contraceptives use (Brown, 2000;Belsky et al, 1991;Brooks-Gunn and Furstenberg, 1989). Also, some studies have Commendatory (2010), been carried out here in Nigeria with respect to adolescents' sexual and reproductive health ( Oyediran et al, 2013;Atere et al, 2010; Omobude-Idiado and Bazuaye, 2009; Oye-Adeniran et al, 2006; Briggs, 1998) but among all these studies, only few were narrowed down to really find out the perception of parents on adolescents' use of contraceptives, and none in Igbogbo local council area of Lagos state in Nigeria, thus the impetus for this study.…”

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Perception of Parents on Adolescents’ use of Contraceptives in Igbogbo

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2017

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Problem: Adolescent reproductive health has become a major public health concern as the number one killer of adolescent girls worldwide is unwanted pregnancy and childbirth-related deaths. The adolescence period is characterized by the inclination towards risky behaviors. Among these risky behaviors is unprotected sexual intercourse that can lead to unwanted pregnancy and infections from HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases, STDs. Objective: The purpose of this study is to determine the perception of parents on adolescents' use of contraceptives in Igbogbo district in Ikorodu Local Government of Lagos State, in Southwest Nigeria. Method: A multi-stage sampling technique was employed to select 120 secondary school students, the parents of the selected students were given a self developed questionnaire that has already been validated and tested for reliability to fill and return and out of 120 questionnaires only 110 was properly filled and returned. A descriptive analysis was used to describe the data generated and out of the respondents. Outcome: The findings from this study showed that 74 (67.3%) of the respondents were females and 36 (32.7) were males. It was deduced from this study that parents are aware of adolescent engagement in sexual relations, have a fair knowledge on modern forms of contraceptives, communicate well with their children but have a low perception on adolescents' use of contraceptives. The findings from this study did not show any association between parents' socio-demographic characteristics and their perception. This study revealed the fear of serious side effects, promiscuity tendency, cultural beliefs and religion beliefs as the major factors that might have contributed to this low perception. This study also showed that parents want adolescents to abstain from any form of sexual relation but wants them to be educated on the uses and benefits of contraceptives. This study therefore concluded that parents should be educated on the types, uses, and benefits of contraceptives and be encouraged to pass the knowledge across to their children.

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Perception of Parents on Adolescents’ use of Contraceptives in Igbogbo

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2017

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Comprehensive knowledge of HIV and STI and its association with contraceptive use among unmarried adolescents: a two-wave longitudinal study in India

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Muhammad

Kundu

et al. 2023

J Public Health (Berl.)

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Migration status, reproductive health knowledge and sexual behaviour among female out-of-school adolescents in Iwaya community, Lagos, Nigeria

Kunnuji

Adejoh

Esiet

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African Journal of AIDS Research

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Reproductive health is an essential aspect of the wellbeing of adolescents. Therefore reproductive health knowledge and sexual behaviour deservedly attract the attention of researchers, programme planners and policy implementers working with young people. Yet in Nigeria, little is known about the effect of migration status on reproductive health knowledge and sexual activities of young people in general and out-of-school adolescent girls in particular. This study used data from a survey of 480 out-of-school adolescent girls to provide empirical answers to these puzzles. The results indicated that migrants were less knowledgeable about HIV and AIDS but were as poorly aware of methods of contraceptives as non-migrants. The observed differentials had no significant effect on sexual practices such as involvement in penetrative sexual intercourse and multiple sexual partnerships. The study concluded that migration status is a major basis for social exclusion in the study population and recommends more inclusive approaches in the implementation of reproductive health programmes.

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Awareness of STIs and Contraceptives Use among Out-of-School Youths in Nigeria

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Perception of Parents on Adolescents’ use of Contraceptives in Igbogbo

Perception of Parents on Adolescents’ use of Contraceptives in Igbogbo

Comprehensive knowledge of HIV and STI and its association with contraceptive use among unmarried adolescents: a two-wave longitudinal study in India

Migration status, reproductive health knowledge and sexual behaviour among female out-of-school adolescents in Iwaya community, Lagos, Nigeria

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