Neighborhood Factors Influencing Contraceptive Knowledge Among Adolescents In Ile-Ife, Nigeria

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