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Perception Of Undergraduate Students Towards The Use Of Contraceptives
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CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.0Background to the Study
By the
time young people reach fourteen or sixteen years of age, their
biological development is established. Most puberty changes have
occurred and most of their physical attributes are set (Cross 1992).
Still, the teen years are considered by most authorities in development
to be the most stressful. Personal appearance and social popularity grow
to be overwhelming forces in teens’ daily life. According to Darroch
and Singh (2000), teenagers naturally make sexual behaviour a part of
attaining peer affirmation. A teen may be asked, dared or may even
belittled into proving solidarity with the peer group by performing
sexual acts (Lewis and Lewis, 2004). As Ounyea (1994) puts it, research
studies have shown that teenagers consistently submit to sexual
pressures even without any inducement from peers.
Hein (2001)
observed that sexuality education for adolescents must present materials
perceived as relevant to them, in a factual manner that avoids the
appearance of preaching or admonishment. Adolescents of this level,
possess a strong sense of autonomy. They easily detect in adult,
especially their teachers, hidden strategies designed to alter their
behaviour or thinking. Course material and exercises examining
reproduction, contraception and communication are among the more
meaningful at this stage, but prevention of sexual assault and
information on sexual variables also generated interest among adolescent
(Dryfold, 2003). At this stage, students requires contemporary
information and the use of contraceptives.
The average student today
in higher institutions especially at the University of Lagos, grew up in
the pill era and simply assumes that highly effective methods of
contraception are available. It is difficult sometimes to remember that
this has been true only for about the last three decades and previously
contraception was a hit-or-miss affair at best (Adekeye, 2000).
According to him, contraception is less controversial than it once was
(except for the issue of side effects).
Today, there are variety of
reasons for an individual student at the higher institution to use
contraceptives. Munoye (1998) states that many girls these days do not
want to go into pregnancy and then abort their careers at school, this
is why they prefer to take pills in order to avoid unwanted pregnancies
or to get involved in premature marriages before completion of their
education.
According to Anyanwu (2002) there are many methods of
contraceptives in the society. These include the condom; the withdrawal
method; the intrauterine contraceptives device, the diaphragm, the
spermicides, the douching methods etc. Among all the methods of
preventing unwanted pregnancies by the youths in schools, the condom and
the pills are the most commonly needed or are used. Apart from its side
effects, the variety of pills are used by women in many society today.
This is because of its relative effectiveness. Also, the 90% of women,
especially girls in various school at the tertiary level, use condoms as
preventives methods in pregnancies. This is because, the condom is easy
to use and has virtually no side effect after use. Therefore students
both male and female prefer to use them, apart from deriving sexual
pleasures they perceived prevention of pregnancy gives them assurance
(Uzodike, 2003; Alani, 2002 and Adedoyin, 2004).
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]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. Also, the descriptive survey research design was used in the assessment of the respondents’ opinions with the use of the questionnaire and the sampling technique.A total of 150 (one hundred and fifty) students in the Faculty of Education were used as participants ... Continue reading---
