ETHNOBOTANY OF CONTRACEPTIVES AMONG THE ADOLESCENTS OF OMUDIOGA IN EMOHUA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA
Abstract
This study assesses the ethnobotany of contraceptives among the
adolescents of Omudioga in Emohua Local Government Area. An
exploratory research design was adopted and the respondents were
selected among people of ages 9-20 years using purposive non-probability
sampling method. The study randomly selected 187 (98 males and 89
females) respondents as the sample size. A questionnaire titled;
Questionnaire on Ethnobotany of Contraceptives (QEC) was specifically
designed as the instrument for the study. A reliability coefficient of 0.89
was obtained using Cronbach’s Alpha method. Frequencies and
percentages were employed in data analysis to answer research
questions. The findings of this study revealed a remarkably high level of
contraceptives awareness, though only 5.3% of respondents identified
herbal contraceptives. There was a low level of herbal contraceptive
awareness as well as level of actual herbal contraceptives knowledge was
low at 6.6%. The study also revealed that 10.7% of the teenagers had sex
more than once in a week, while 20.3% had sex several times in a month.
8.0% of the teenagers had sex at least once in every month. Findings also
indicated egalitarian decision making (35.8%) on the issue of herbal
contraceptives use. Based on the findings, this study recommends among
others that due to the low level of herbal contraceptive knowledge
accurate and detailed information should be passed to teenagers with the
aim of creating more positive attitude towards herbal contraceptives.
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