Knowledge of Modern Contraceptives among Single Women in Universities in Kwara State, Nigeria

Abstract

This study examined knowledge of modern contraceptives among single women in universities in Kwara State. Specifically, the study sought to examine differences in knowledge of modern contraceptives based on age, religion and ethnicity among single women in universities in Kwara State, Nigeria. A descriptive research design of a survey type was used. The population for the study comprised all final year single women across four Universities in Kwara State. Multistage sampling technique was used to sample 1996 respondents out of 7429 single women. Descriptive method was used to analyze the demographic data while t-test and Analysis of Variance were used to test the hypotheses set at 5% level of significance. The findings revealed that single women in universities in Kwara State had knowledge of modern contraceptives. Single women less than 19 years had the highest knowledge of modern contraceptives; Muslims had the higher knowledge of modern contraceptives and Hausas had the highest knowledge of modern contraceptives among final year single women in Universities in Kwara State. The study concluded that age, religion and ethnicity caused differences in the knowledge of modern contraceptives among single women in Universities in Kwara State. Therefore, the study recommends that adequate modern contraceptive information and messages be given to single women from 20 years of age, Christian single women and those of Yoruba and Igbo ethnicity.