ABSTRACT
The study described the neighborhood factors influencing contraceptive use among adolescents
in Ile Ife. The problems of unwanted pregnancy and inadequate use of contraceptive methods
among adolescents is worse in developing countries like Nigeria due to uneven distribution of
contraceptives and lack of knowledge on its uses. This study was carried to examine the
neighborhood factors affecting contraceptive knowledge among adolescents in Ile Ife.
The study made use of primary data which were obtained through questionnaires. Two hundred
respondents, both males and females were selected from three schools in Ile Ife
(ObafemiAwolowo University, St. Mulumba Catholic College and Ife City High school).
Information collected included background characteristics, knowledge about contraceptive,
usage of any method of contraceptives, neighborhood factors like place of residence, school
attended, parental education, peer group influence. The data were analyzed at univariate,
bivariate and multivariate levels.
The bivariate result showed that the level of significant association of family background and
adolescent contraceptive knowledge (P
GRACE, A (2021). Neighborhood Factors Influencing Contraceptive Knowledge Among Adolescents In Ile-Ife, Nigeria. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/neighborhood-factors-influencing-contraceptive-knowledge-among-adolescents-in-ile-ife-nigeria
GRACE, ADEGUN "Neighborhood Factors Influencing Contraceptive Knowledge Among Adolescents In Ile-Ife, Nigeria" Afribary. Afribary, 20 May. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/neighborhood-factors-influencing-contraceptive-knowledge-among-adolescents-in-ile-ife-nigeria. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
GRACE, ADEGUN . "Neighborhood Factors Influencing Contraceptive Knowledge Among Adolescents In Ile-Ife, Nigeria". Afribary, Afribary, 20 May. 2021. Web. 22 Nov. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/neighborhood-factors-influencing-contraceptive-knowledge-among-adolescents-in-ile-ife-nigeria >.
GRACE, ADEGUN . "Neighborhood Factors Influencing Contraceptive Knowledge Among Adolescents In Ile-Ife, Nigeria" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 22, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/neighborhood-factors-influencing-contraceptive-knowledge-among-adolescents-in-ile-ife-nigeria