Knowledge, attitude, and practice of abortion among female students of two public senior secondary schools in Lagos Mainland Local Government Area, Lagos State

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dc.contributor.authorAbiola, A.H.
dc.contributor.authorOke, O.A.
dc.contributor.authorBalogun, M.R.
dc.contributor.authorOlatona, F.A.
dc.contributor.authorAdegbesan-Omilabu, M.A.
dc.date.accessioned2020-11-26T08:01:06Z
dc.date.available2020-11-26T08:01:06Z
dc.date.issued2016
dc.descriptionScholarly articlesen_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: Unsafe abortion is a public health concern because of its dire reproductive health consequences and impact on maternal morbidity and mortality. Tackling this problem will go a long way toward achieving one of the Millennium Developmental Goals, which aim to reduce overall maternal mortality by two‑thirds by the year 2015. The aim of this study was to determine the knowledge, attitude, and practice of abortion and the factors associated with it among female students of two public senior secondary schools in Mainland Local Government Area, Lagos State. Materials and Methods: This was designed as a cross‑sectional, descriptive study. The multistage sampling method was used to select 210 respondents. Data were collected with self‑administered questionnaires and analyzed using the Epi Info software. The questionnaire was divided into four sections: the sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents, knowledge about abortion, attitudes toward abortion, and the practice of abortion. The responses to the knowledge and attitude questions were scored and graded as good (≥50%) and poor (<50%). Results: The response rate was 98%. The mean age of the respondents was 15.6 ± 1.3 years. The majority (83.3%) of the respondents had good knowledge of abortion; almost all (99.2%) demonstrated a poor attitude toward abortion; and only a few (2%) had ever had an abortion. There was a statistically significant association between the ages of the respondents and their knowledge of abortion (P = 0.004) as well as their attitude toward abortion (P = 0.03). Conclusion: The respondents showed good knowledge of abortion, poor attitude toward abortion, and a low of the practice of abortion. There is, therefore, a need to improve and sustain the existing knowledge and attitudes toward abortion so as to reduce the practice of abortion among students of the two schools.en_US
dc.identifier.citationAbiola, A.H., Oke O. A, Balogun M.R, Olatona F. A, & Adegbesan-Omilabu, M.A. Knowledge, attitude, and practice of abortion among female students of two public senior secondary schools in Lagos Mainland Local Government Area, Lagos State. J Clin Sci 2016;13:82-7.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/9003
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherMedknow Publicationsen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesJ Clin Sci;Vol.13
dc.subjectknowledgeen_US
dc.subjectAttitudeen_US
dc.subjectPracticeen_US
dc.subjectAbortionen_US
dc.subjectfemale studentsen_US
dc.subjectPublic secondary schoolen_US
dc.subjectResearch Subject Categories::MEDICINE::Social medicine::Public health medicine research areasen_US
dc.titleKnowledge, attitude, and practice of abortion among female students of two public senior secondary schools in Lagos Mainland Local Government Area, Lagos Stateen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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