Abstract

The study investigated the knowledge and use of contraceptives among female adolescents in selected secondary Schools in Ife Central Local Government Area of Osun State. The study surveyed 397 female adolescent students using purposive sampling technique. An adapted instrument was used to elicit information from the respondents. Five research questions were asked and answered while two hypotheses were tested and verified at 0.05 level of significance. The results among others showed that 244 (61.5%) of females adolescents had adequate knowledge of contraceptives in the study area. The results also showed that the factors that are enhancing the use of contraceptive among secondary school adolescents are proper sex education (77.8%) outreach service (71.5%) and proper orientation (69.5%). In addition, the findings revealed that there was no significant difference in the knowledge of contraceptive of female adolescents of different age categories (F=2.394; p>0.05). The study therefore recommended among others, that female adolescent should be properly educated on sex education.

Keywords: Contraceptives; Female adolescents; Sexual and reproductive health