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ASSESSMENT OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH KNOWLEDGE AMONG STUDENTS IN COLLEGES OF EDUCATION IN NIGERIA

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ABSTRACT

The purpose of this study was to assess knowledge of reproductive health (RH) among students in Colleges of Education in North East Zone,Nigeria. To achieve the purpose of the study, five (5) purposes and five (5) research questions were set. The ex-post facto research design was employed for the study. The total population for the study comprised of 54,042 students in twelve (12) Colleges of Education in the North East Zone of Nigeria. Multi- stage sampling procedures involving simple random sampling stratified random sampling and proportionate sampling techniques were used to draw subjects for the study. A sample of 580 respondents comprising of 341 males and 239 females were drawn for the study.The instrument used for data collection was a researcher developed questionnaire. The questionnaire consistedofsix sections (A- F)covering demographic characteristics and knowledge of reproductive health variables. Out of 580 questionnaires distributed to respondents, 554 (95.5%) were successfully returned and was used for analysis. The datawas analysed using Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) IBM version 20. Descriptive statistics of percentages and frequencies was used to analyse demographic characteristics, mean and standard deviation (SD) was used to analyse or answer research questions formulated for the study. One tailed sample t-test was used to analyse research hypotheses 1-4, while Chi-square x analysis was used to analyse hypothesis 5 at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study revealed that: students of Colleges of Education under study hadsignificant knowledge on safe motherhood (successful maternal and child birth outcomes)P = 0.000 (p< 0.05), Knowledge of sexually transmitted infections among students in Colleges of Education in North East Zone was also significant(P = 0.000) (p<0.05). While respondents sources of information on RH knowledge was not significant. The study concluded that knowledge of safe motherhood among students in Colleges of Education in North East Zone of Nigeria was adequate. The study also revealed that knowledge of STIs and Family Planning Methods among students in Colleges of Education in North East Zone of Nigeria was adequate. The result showed that information on reproductive health were mostly obtained from radio 242 (43.7%), doctors 232 (41.9%) and school. While services for reproductive health was mostly obtained from General Hospitals 347 (62.6%) and Clinics 200 (36.1%). It was recommended that students should be encouraged tomaintain (use) their knowledge of safe motherhood to reduce pregnancy related complications through proper sex education lessons, public lectures, workshop or seminars organized by College health department. The study also recommended that respondents‘ knowledge on sexually transmitted infections should be encouraged and maintained through intensified peer friendly awareness activities to reduce risk of infections among students in Colleges of Education under study.




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