KNOWLEDGE AND UTILIZATION OF CONTRACEPTIVES AMONG FEMALE UNDERGRADUATES OF FEDERAL COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, ABEOKUTA, OGUN STATE
Abstract
This study examined the knowledge and utilization of contraceptives among female undergraduates of the Federal College of Education, Abeokuta, Ogun State. A descriptive cross-sectional design was employed for this study. Three research questions and three hypotheses were formulated to guide this study. A stratified random sampling techniques were used to select two hundred (200) respondents from the population. Frequency count and simple percentage were used for demographic data and to analyze information received from the research question, while, inferential statistics, and chi-square were used to test the hypotheses at a 0.05 level of significance. The result of this study showed that the level of knowledge and level of utilization had significant effects on contraceptive use among female undergraduates of the Federal College of Education Abeokuta Ogun State. It was recommended among others that the college management through the college clinic should improve access to contraceptive methods on campus by providing them at the student health center.
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