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