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Attitudes toward abortion and contraception among Nigerian secondary school girls
Author(s) -
Oronsaye A.U.,
Odiase G.I.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
international journal of gynecology and obstetrics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.895
H-Index - 97
eISSN - 1879-3479
pISSN - 0020-7292
DOI - 10.1016/0020-7292(83)90012-7
Subject(s) - abortion , medicine , family planning , abortion law , population , pregnancy , developed country , sexual intercourse , demography , family medicine , reproductive health , gynecology , obstetrics , research methodology , environmental health , genetics , sociology , biology
A study of the attitudes of school girls in Benin City, Nigeria, toward abortion and contraception was carried out in three of the city's postprimary schools, using a uniform multiple‐choice questionnaire. The findings show that although a significant proportion of the school girls had resorted to abortion to solve their problem of unwanted pregnancy, liberalized abortion law was only favored by a minority (approx. 30%). Also, although this indicated a high rate of sexual activity, their knowledge and practice of contraception and contraceptive methods is deficient and prejudiced. The latter findings may be responsible for the high rate of abortion among school girls in Nigeria.