Knowledge, Attitude And Perceptions Of Contraceptive Use Among Second Cycle Institutions In The Adentan Municipality

ABSTRACT

It has become very necessary to study seemingly increasing rate of negative sexual behaviour among adolescents. In the Ghanaian society, many adolescents are ignorant of the various forms of contraceptive methods available and how they are effectively used, despite significant numbers being sexually active. This study seeks to understand the factors that influence the knowledge, attitude and perception of contraceptives amongst second cycle institutions in the Adentan Municipality.

The study is a cross sectional design, which employed both qualitative and quantitative methods. A total of 307 students made up of 140(45.6%) males and 167(54.4%) females aged 14 – 19 participated in the study

A self-administered questionnaire was used in obtaining data on the knowledge, perception and attitude of students. The data was processed using Microsoft Excel 2013 and SPSS software.

Three focused group discussions were held in the two schools. The descriptive analysis of the qualitative data was coded in themes according to the study objectives.

The results showed that the male student had a better knowledge of contraceptives and their use as against the females; the variance in the means for second cycle male students (M = 19.80, SD = 3.87) and the female second cycle students (M = 18.47, X, SD =3.87) on their knowledge of contraceptive use had a statistical difference of (t (305) = 0.02, p