Knowledge, Attitude and Practice on Contraceptive use Among Female Students in Satma Dangyia Secondary and Preparatory School in Banja District, Awi Zone, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia
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2024-06
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Addis Ababa University
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Planning a family enables one to anticipate and achieve a happy and healthy family. The purpose of this study was to assess female students' knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding the use of contraceptive methods. From December 2022 to June 2023, the study was carried out at Satma Dangyia Secondary and Preparatory School in Banja District, Awi Zone, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia. The data were collected by using structured questionnaires and the sampling technique was stratified. MS Excel and SPSS version 26 were used to examine the data. Measures of the impact of each independent variable on respondents' knowledge, attitudes, and practices were made using descriptive statistics and analytic techniques. A total of 183 school girls were included in the analysis and 82% (150) were between 15-18 years old and 18% (33) were between 19-22 years old. About 60 (32.8%) of them were grade nine students, 49 (26.8) were grade ten, 40 (21.9%) were grade eleven and 34 (18.6%) of them were grade twelve students. Majorities 163(89.1%) of them were single in their marital status. Of the respondents, 48.1% knew something about contraception. Most of the respondents 102(55.7%) feel that contraceptive is very important. Majority of the participants had heard about contraception from their school teachers. Out of these respondents, 126 (68.9%) had a favorable attitude about the method of contraception, whereas 57 (31.1%) had a negative attitude. Injectables, pills, implants, and condoms were the four contraceptive methods most commonly identified. The two primary goals of using contraceptives were found to be prevention of unintended pregnancies 53.6% and prevention of STDs such as HIV/AIDS (39.9%). The primary places to obtain contraceptive methods were found to be a clinic (44.3%), followed by a hospital (29%), and a school (26.8%). 24 (13.1%) of the respondents reported that they having sex and 12 (6.6%) of the female respondents practiced contraception. This study found that although female students had good awareness of contraceptive method. Age, education level, marital status, and place of residence were discovered to be predictive factors. It is advised that responsive, positive outlooks and the use of contraceptive methods by community members in the study area be the hallmarks of effective and lasting interventions.
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Attitude, Banja District, Contraceptives, Ethiopia, Family Planning, Female Students Knowledge, Satma Dangyia