FACTORS INFLUENCING UTILIZATION OF EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTIVES AMONG FEMALE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN LADOKE AKINTOLA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, OGBOMOSO, OYO STATE
Abstract
ABSTRACT
The use of emergency contraceptives have become an integral part of family planning services to prevent conception following unprotected sex or a contraceptive accident like condom breakages, slippage of the diaphragm, and failed coitus interruptus. The study aimed to assess factors influencing the utilisation of emergency contraceptives amongst female students in Ladoke Akintola University of Technology , Ogbomoso, Oyo State. Simple random sampling technique was used to recruit 100 respondents. A predesigned self-structured questionnaire was used as instrument of data collection. The responses were analysed with descriptive statistics (Frequency, table and graphical representation). 97(97%) said they have heard about contraceptives before while 3(3.0%) said they haven't heard about contraceptives before. The findings from the study revealed the factors influencing the utilisation of emergency contraceptives as indicated by majority of the respondents are; pressure to have unprotected sex, sex education, cultural belief, opinion that it causes infertility, available of it to students at all levels, health workers should be less judgmental and give proper education on contraceptives, adolescent friendly clinics should be in all schools with liberal provision of emergency contraceptives and culture. The respondents 71.4% have a Good knowledge and 28.6% have a Poor knowledge of emergency contraceptives. The respondents 50.9% have a Good acceptance and 49.15% have a Poor acceptance of emergency contraceptives. The study therefore recommended that strategies to promote emergency use should emphasize on addressing the use of female towards Emergercy contraceptive through sex education in schools, various religious institutions, and the community at large with the services of health authorities and support from governmental and non-governmental organizations whose focus is to address the need for reproductive health services in order to reduce the misconception regarding the use of emergency contraceptives.
Keywords: Emergercy contraceptive, Factors, Female students, Influencing, Utilisation
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