The study attempted to investigate the perception of undergraduate student towards the use of contraceptives at the University of Lagos. In this study, relevant and extensive literatures were reviewed under relevant sub-heading. A cross-sectional of five hundred (500) undergraduates aged 15-25 years was carried out using instruments like other-administered structured interview schedule, in-depth interviews and informal conversation to collect data. The analysis of the data showed majority of the undergraduates in Lagos State university are sexually experienced (58.2%) with most of the first sexual experiences occurring within the 15-19 years age group. There is a high level of knowledge (78.8%) of contraceptive methods available and where to get them but the level of contraceptive use is relatively lower (34.6%) even for the sexually active notwithstanding their level of education especially the students at higher institutions. This could be attributed to barriers to contraceptive use identified by them which includes embarrassment to buy, fear of side effect, disapproval by partner and lack of proper knowledge of contraceptive. Finally, it was concluded that there is a wide disparity between contraceptive knowledge and practice which need to be bridged. There is also need to review policies regarding reproductive health, sexuality and family life education among undergraduates in Nigeria.
Abstract
It is hardly news any longer that the service industry the world over is coming to terms with the fact that THE...
ABSTRACT
This research work was undertaken to examine the impact of taxation as a tool of fiscal policy...
ABSTRACT
Ebola virus (EBV) is a deadly virus that has resulted in a number of deaths during its outbreaks in Africa in 2...
ABSTRACT
The study software piracy in Nigeria aimed to examine the causes of software piracy in Nigeria, to determine th...
ABSTRACT
The main purpose of this research work was to examine the analysis of federal character and quota system in Nig...
Background of the study
In this era of technological...
STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEMS
Product quality is the collection of features and characteristics of a product that contribute...
ABSTRACT
The present study -was set to investigate the impact of advertising on the consumer buying decision. The st...
ABSTRACT
Indigofera pulchra (Willd) is an annual non climbing erect herb or shrub that can grow upto 1m tall. It belongs to the family PA...
ABSTRACT
The study is on Facts and Fictions in Nigerian War Prose: Chinua Achebe’s There Was A Country: A Pers...