Knowledge and utilisation of family planning services among tertiary students in Northern Ghana: The case of College of Nursing and Midwifery, Nalerigu

Though tertiary students studying health-related programs are assumed knowledgeable about family planning, this does not always translate to increased use of family planning services. In a cross-sectional survey, this study assessed 411 nursing, midwifery and allied health students' knowledge o...

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Published in:African journal of reproductive health 2024-05, Vol.28 (5), p.55-66
Main Authors: Sulemana, Zaratu S., Gqunu, Sinalo, Abobo, Francis D.N., Halm, Hilda A., Obour-Awuku, Nat, Kumi, Ransford O., Amoore, Bright Y., Ephraim, Richard K.D., Duah, Evans, Agoni, Clement
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abortion
Adolescent
Adult
Birth control
Births
Child marriage
Contraception - statistics & numerical data
Contraception Behavior - statistics & numerical data
contraceptive use
Contraceptives
Cross-Sectional Studies
Cultural heritage
Family planning
Family planning services
Family Planning Services - statistics & numerical data
Female
Fertility
Ghana
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Infertility
Knowledge
Male
Maternal mortality
Midwifery
Nursing
Oral contraceptives
ORIGINAL RESEARCH ARTICLE
Perceptions
Pregnancy
Questionnaires
Reproductive health
Rural
Students
Students, Nursing - statistics & numerical data
Surveys
Surveys and Questionnaires
Tertiary students
Womens health
Young Adult
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Summary:Though tertiary students studying health-related programs are assumed knowledgeable about family planning, this does not always translate to increased use of family planning services. In a cross-sectional survey, this study assessed 411 nursing, midwifery and allied health students' knowledge of family planning, contraceptive use, perceptions, and factors affecting the utilisation of family planning services. Each student completed a 24-itemised questionnaire in a Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing Survey. The data was analysed with Stata/IC version 16. Statistical significance was set at p
ISSN:1118-4841
2141-3606
DOI:10.29063/ajrh2024/v28i5.7