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ABSTRACT
This study was carried out to investigate utilization of contraception and sexual behaviour of adolescents in Senior Secondary School, Rumuolumeni, Port-Harcourt, Rivers State. Total sampling was adopted. An adopted structured anonymous closed and open-ended questionnaire was used for data collection. The data was analysed using inferential statistics, one-way ANOVA at 0.05 significant level and descriptive statistics. Ten point seven percent (10.7%) of respondents used contraceptives at first sexual debut. Out of which 54.5% used condoms during their first sexual debut and forty-five point five percent (45.5%) used pills. Fourteen percent of respondents had ever had sexual intercourse, forty-five point five percent (45.5%) of respondents had sexual debut at age 20 and above with a mean age of 18.3±28years at first sexual debut. Two point five percent (2.5%) have ever been pregnant all of which resulted in abortion. Forty-eight point five percent (48.5%) of respondent’s source of contraceptives from government hospitals/health centres, twenty four point seven percent (24.7%) from pharmacy, fifteen percent (15%) from private clinics, and eleven point eight percent (11.8%) from private hospital. More (47.5%)respondents got information about contraceptives from school teachers via teaching, 24% from health professionals, 19.6% from friends, 18.8% from books/magazines, mother 8.8%, 4.9% from father and siblings five point four percent (5.4%). The findings of the study revealed a significant association between utilization of contraceptive and the sexual behavior of respondents (P<0.05, F-value = 0.653). In conclusion, low level utilization of contraceptives was found and 14% had ever had sexual intercourse. Therefore the re-introduction of school-based sex education was recommended.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Title page - - - - - - - - - - i
Certification - - ¬- - - - ¬- ¬- - - ii
Approval Page- - - - - - - - - - iii
Dedication - - - - - - - - - - iv
Acknowledgements - ¬- - - - - - - - v
Abstract - - - - ¬- - - - - - vi
Table of Contents - - - - - - - - - vii
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
1.1 Introduction - - - - - - - - - 1
1.2 Statement of the Problem - - - - - - - 5
1.3 Purpose of the Study - ¬- - - - - - - 7
1.4 Significance of the Study - ¬- ¬- - - - - 7
1.5 Scope of the Study - - - - - - - - 9
1.6 Research Questions - - - - ¬- - - - 9
1.7 Research Hypothesis - - - ¬- - - - - 10
CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW
2.0 Introduction - - ¬- - - - - - - 11
2.1 Concept of Adolescent - - - - - - - 11
2.2 Concept of Contraceptives - - ¬- - - - - 12
2.3 Utilization ofContraception - - - - - - - 15
2.4 Sexual Behaviour of Adolescents - - - - - - 18
2.5 Sources of Information on Contraception - ¬- - - - 23
2.6 Sources of Contraceptive Supplies - - - - - - 24
CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY
3.1 Area of the Study - - - - - - - - 32
3.2 Research Design - ¬- ¬-¬ - - - - - 33
3.3 Population for the Study - - - - - - - 33
3.4 Sampling Techniques - - - - - - - 33
3.5 Validity of the Study - - - - - - - - 33
3.6 Reliability of the Instrument - - - - - - - 33
3.7 Instrument for Data Collection - - - - - - 33
3.8 Administration of the Instrument - - - - - - 33
3.9 Method of Data Analysis - - - - - - - 34
CHAPTER FOUR: RESULTS
4.0 Results - - - - - - - - - 35
4.1 Socio-Demographic Characteristics - - - - - - 36
4.2 Contraceptive Utilization by Respondents - - - - - 38
4.3 Sexual Behaviour of Respondents - - - - - - 40
4.4 Sources of Modern Contraceptive Methods - - - - - 41
4.5 Sources of Information on Contraceptives by Respondents - - - 43
4.6 Testing of Hypothesis - - - - ¬- - - 45
¬CHAPTER FIVE: DISCUSSION, CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
5.1 Utilization ofContraception ¬ - - - - - - - 46
5.2 Sexual Behaviour of Adolescents - - - - - - 46
5.3 Sources of Contraceptive Supplies - ¬- - - - - 47
5.4 Sources of Information on Contraceptives - - - - - 47
5.5 Conclusion - - ¬¬- - - - - - - 48
5.6 Recommendations - - ¬- - - - - - 48
References - - ¬- - - - - - - 50
Appendix 1 - - - - - - - - - 62
