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Pattern, Types and Predictors of Contraception among Female In-School and Out-of-School Adolescents in Onitsha, Anambra State, Nigeria

Publication Year: 2014
Contributing Organisation: Department of Community Medicine & PHC Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital Nnewi Nigeria
Authors: Prosper Adogu, Ifeoma Udigwe, Gerald Okanandu Udigwe
Learning Themes: Adolescent Insights

The consequences of unsafe sex are suffered mostly by adolescent girls in Nigeria despite efforts to improve accessibility to the reproductive and sexual health of this group. This study elucidates the pattern of contraceptive use, the key socio-demographic factors, sexual beliefs and practices associated with its use amongst adolescent girls in Nnewi, Nigeria. It was a descriptive cross-sectional comparative study of in-school and out-of-school female adolescents. Data were collected using questionnaires and Focus Group Discussion (FGD), then analyzed by selecting socio-demographic and other variables to assess their interaction with contraceptive use and result compared between the two groups.

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