CAUSES OF REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH DISEASES AMONG WOMEN OF CHILD-BEARING AGE IN OGORI-MAGONGO LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF KOGI STATE
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Published by Faculty of Education, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria
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The study investigated causes of reproductive health diseases among women of child - bearing
age in Ogori-magongo Local Government Area of Kogi State. The objectives of the study were to:
(i) examine whether underutilization of maternal health care facilities have influence on the causes
of reproductive health diseases among women of child-bearing age; (ii). investigate whether
unsafe abortion have influence on the causes of reproductive health diseases among women of
child-bearing age; and (iii) examine whether poor personal hygiene have influence on the causes
of reproductive health diseases among women of child-bearing age. A descriptive research design
of survey type was employed for this study. The population for the study comprised all women of
child-bearing age in the study area. Purposive and simple random sampling techniques were used
to select two hundred respondents that participated in die study. The instrument was a researcher’s
designed questionnaire that was validated by three experts in the related field. Reliability of the
instrument was established through test re-test method and result of 0.76r was obtained, this
indicates a strong consistency and good enough for the study. Data were administered with the aid
of three trained research assistants and the result' of data collected were analysed using inferential
statistics of Chi-square at 0.05 alpha level of significance. The finding of this study shows that:
underutilization of maternal health care facilities had influence on causes of
reproductive health diseases because calculated chi-square value of(136.9) > crit.
chi-square value of(21.03);
unsafe abortion had influence on causes of reproductive health diseases because
calculated chi-square value of(171.6)> crit. chi-square value of(21.03); and
poor personal hygiene had influence on causes of reproductive health diseases
because calculated chi-square value of (161.0)> crit. chi-square value of(21.03).
Based on the findings of the study, it was concluded that underutilization of maternal health care
facilities, unsafe abortion and poor personal hygiene had significant influence on reproductive
health diseases among women of child-bearing age in the study area. Therefore, it was
recommended amongst others that, the local government health department should carry out
enlightenment campaign that will educate women on benefits of utilizing maternal health care
facilities so as to protect them against reproductive health diseases.
Keywords: Causes, Reproductive, Health, Diseases, Women.