Knowledge and experience of unsafe abortion among in-school adolescents in a country with restrictive abortion laws.

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Published Apr 28, 2020
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Vol. 4 No. 04 (2020): INTERNATIONAL INVENTION OF SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL

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Olofinbiyi BA1,2*, Okunola TO1,2, Awoleke JO1,2, Olofinbiyi RO2,3, Akintoy Atiba PB2,5, Adefisan AS1,2, Rosiji BO2,

Abstract

Unintended pregnancies among the adolescents usually result in unsafe abortion especially in countries with restrictive abortion laws like Nigeria. We aimed at evaluating the knowledge of in-school adolescents about methods and complications of unsafe abortions and their actual experiences in Ekiti State, Nigeria.


This was a cross-sectional cohort study involving 192 senior public high students across all the 16 local government areas in Ekiti State, Nigeria. Self-administered structured questionnaires were used to obtain data from participants during a summer youth camp in August, 2019. The knowledge of abortion and its complication was graded into good, fair and poor. Association between the knowledge of abortion and its complications and baseline variables were tested with Pearson’s chi square. A p value < 0.05 was taken as statistically significant


None of the respondents admitted to have ever had abortion before the youth camp. Seventy-one (37%), 81(42.2%) and 41(20.8%) had good, fair and poor knowledge respectively about abortion methods and complications. There was a significant association between age at sexual debut and knowledge of abortion and its complications. (χ2 =13.95, p=0.007)


Knowledge of abortion and its complications among in-school adolescents was average. Policies should be tailored towards improving the accurate knowledge of abortion and its complication among adolescents.

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Author Biography

Olofinbiyi BA1,2*, Okunola TO1,2, Awoleke JO1,2, Olofinbiyi RO2,3, Akintoy Atiba PB2,5, Adefisan AS1,2, Rosiji BO2,

  1. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology,College of Medicine, Ekiti State University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria.
  2. Adolescent Friendly Research Initiative and Care (ADOLFRIC), Ado-Ekiti Nigeria.
  3. Department of Nursing Services, Ekiti State University Teaching Hospital, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria.
  4. Department of Human Physiology, Ekiti State University College of Medicine, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria.
  5. Quality Improvement Unit, Federal Teaching Hospital, Ido-Ekiti, Nigeria.
  6. State Specialist Hospital, Ikole-Ekiti, Nigeria.
  7. Department of Medical Services, Federal Ministry of Health, Abuja, Nigeria.
  8. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, College of Health Sciences, AfeBabalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria.
How to Cite
Atiba PB2,5, Adefisan AS1,2, Rosiji BO2, O. B. O. T. A. J. O. R. A. (2020). Knowledge and experience of unsafe abortion among in-school adolescents in a country with restrictive abortion laws. International Invention of Scientific Journal, 4(04), Page: 1092–1103. Retrieved from https://iisj.in/index.php/iisj/article/view/217