scholarly journals A Descriptive Study on the Knowledge and Attitude of Female College Students towards Contraception

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 19-24
Author(s):  
J. Eswari ◽  
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Premalatha Paulsamy ◽  
Absar Ahmed Qureshi ◽  
Krishnaraju Venkatesan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Descriptive Study ◽  
Vital Role ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Mortality And Morbidity ◽  
Female College ◽  
Unwanted Pregnancies ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

Effective contraception plays a vital role in the economic advancement and reproductive health of women. This study aimed to assess the knowledge and attitude regarding contraception of female college students of a university. A descriptive study design was used with 100 female students of different departments including Arts and Science, engineering, nursing etc, who were selected by convenient sampling technique. A self reported tool was used with 3 sections including demographic data, knowledge questionnaire and a 3 point Likert scale to assess the attitude. The overall level of knowledge (8.86 ±3.56) shows that there was inadequate knowledge among the female college students on contraception. The overall percentage of female college students with a positive attitude was only 28.66%. There was no correlation between participants' knowledge of contraception and their attitudes about it. (x2 = 1.17, df = 1, p = 0.28). The study concludes that there is an urgent need to improve the knowledge of the female college students on contraception to prevent unwanted pregnancies as well as maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity. Keywords: Knowledge, Attitude, Female College Students, Contraception, Family Planning

scholarly journals Emergency contraception amongst female college students – knowledge, attitude and practice

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wendwosen T. Nibabe ◽  
Tennyson Mgutshini
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Emergency Contraception ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Descriptive Data ◽  
Tertiary Institutions ◽  
Female College ◽  
Attitude And Practice ◽  
Unwanted Pregnancies ◽  
Detrimental Impact ◽  
Knowledge Attitude And Practice

Background: Unwanted teenage pregnancies have a notable detrimental impact on the learners’ trajectory and have been associated with jeopardising the students’ educational progress and future career prospects. These pregnancies are mostly unplanned and unintended and many are terminated, either legally or illegally.Aim: The aim of this study was to explore the contributory role played by the knowledge, attitude and practices of female college students with respect to the utilisation of emergency contraceptives.Setting: Three tertiary institutions in Dessie, Ethiopia.Methods: Quantitative self-administered questionnaires were used to collect descriptive data from 352 female college students.Results: The study revealed that there was a high percentage (78.3%) of unwanted pregnancies amongst those engaging in sex. Significantly, nearly half (43.3%) of these unwanted pregnancies resulted in abortion. Only 10% of the students sampled admitted to ever having used emergency contraception. Even though more than half (69.9%) of the students knew about emergency contraception, only 27% of them felt confident that they understood when it was most effective.Conclusion: These and other observed findings confirm the need for improvement of female college students’ knowledge and timely utilisation of emergency contraception.

scholarly journals THE EFFECT OF LAVENDER AROMATHERAPY ON DYSMENORRHOEA STUDENTS IN INSTITUTE OF HEALTH SCIENCE MEDICA PERSADA BALI

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 8
Author(s):  
AA Sg Dewi Pradnya Pramita ◽  
IA Manik Partha Sutema ◽  
Dhiancinantyan Windydaca Brata Putri
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Severe Pain ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Wilcoxon Test ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Moderate Pain ◽  
Menstrual Pain ◽  
Linalyl Acetate ◽  
Female College

Background: Menstrual pain (dysmenorrhoea) is a symptom characterized by discomfort in the abdomen during menstruation. Lavender aromatherapy is beginning to be sought as one of the non-pharmacological therapies because the use of NSAIDs is reported to cause many side effects. The main components of lavender, linalool (35%) and linalyl acetate (51%) are efficacious as analgesics and maximally absorbed through the skin. Objective: This study aims to determine the effect of lavender aromatherapy on the menstrual pain of female college students at the Persada Medika Institute of Bali. Methods: Quasy experimental with one group pre-posttest design. The study was followed by 38 female students with moderate to severe pain using the random sampling technique. Data were analyzed using the non-parametric Wilcoxon test with p <0.05. Results: The results prior to lavender aromatherapy showed moderate pain at 73.7% and severe pain 26.3%. After lavender aromatherapy was administered, they showed moderate pain at 21% and mild pain at 79%. The Wilcoxon test indicated that the value of p = 0,000, where p <0.05. Conclusion: There is an effect of lavender aromatherapy to decrease menstrual pain (dysmenorrhoea) of female college students at the Persada Bali Institute of Health Sciences. Keywords: Aromatherapy Lavender, Dysmenorrhoea, Pain Scale, Linalool, Linalyl Acetate

scholarly journals Female College Students Perceptions of Virginity and Oral Sex

2017 ◽  
Vol 5 (12) ◽  
pp. 88-94
Author(s):  
Peggy Bergeron ◽  
Margaret Bergeron
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Demographic Data ◽  
Female College Students ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Oral Sex ◽  
Main Theme ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Female College ◽  
Vaginal Sex ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive

Limited research exists on perceptions of virginity and oral sex among female college students. The majority of research studies on female college students focus on virginity related to participation in only vaginal sex. This research is part of a larger qualitative descriptive study which explored female college students’ perceptions about the factors which influenced their participation in oral sex. Sixteen female college students ranging from 18 to 24 years of age participated in semi-structured interviews. Primary data included verbatim transcripts, demographic data and sexual health questionnaires. All participants had engaged in oral sex. Defining virginity emerged as a main theme from the thematic data analysis. Overall findings provide insight about views regarding oral sex and virginity status among college aged women.

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