Research Article

KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RIGHTS AMONG REPRODUCTIVE-AGE WOMEN (RAW) IN MALETE, KWARA STATE

AJARA, T. A.1*, Abdullahi Y. Giade2, HUSSAINI I. M3, A. A. AKOREDE4
1 Department of Public Health, Kwara State University, Malete, Nigeria.
2 Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education, Ahmadu Bello University Zaria
3 Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria Kaduna State, Nigeria
4 Department of Human Kinetics and Health Education, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria
* Corresponding author: ajarataofiq12@gmail.com
Published: Jul, 2021
DOI: 10.67203/gjhrr.2021.l3a9n5dr
Pages: 175-183
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Abstract

Sexual and reproductive health rights are essential human rights which are indisputable globally and therefore should be well known and embraced by all individuals. This study was carried out to assess the knowledge and attitude towards sexual and reproductive health rights among Reproductive-Age Women (RAW) in Malete, Kwara State. A descriptive research design of cross-sectional study of survey type was employed for the study. The sample for the study was drawn from the 5,467 RAW in the study area using a multi-stage sampling technique.A Sample of 360 respondents were used for the study was Researcher-developed structured questionnaire which was validated by experts in related fields and tested for reliability using split-half technique was adopted for data collection. Frequency counts and percentages were used to analyse the data collected. This study showed that the knowledge of RAW about sexual and reproductive health rights was very low (17%); knowledge of sexually transmitted infections among RAW was moderate (56%); and knowledge of RAW about the benefits of family planning was low (35%). It was also revealed that RAW in Malete showed negative attitude to sexual behaviours like socializing with opposite sex, premarital sex etc. Based on these findings, increasing the knowledge of RAW in Malete through intensive awareness and advocacy campaign on sexual and reproductive health rights was recommended. 

Keywords

Knowledge attitude sexual and reproductive health reproductive-age women Malete.

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How to Cite

A., A. T., Giade, A. Y., M, H. I., & AKOREDE, A. A. (2021). KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RIGHTS AMONG REPRODUCTIVE-AGE WOMEN (RAW) IN MALETE, KWARA STATE. Global Journal of Health Related Researches, 3(2), 175-183. https://doi.org/10.67203/gjhrr.2021.l3a9n5dr

A. T. A., A. Y. Giade, H. I. M, and A. A. AKOREDE, "KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE TOWARDS SEXUAL AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH RIGHTS AMONG REPRODUCTIVE-AGE WOMEN (RAW) IN MALETE, KWARA STATE," Global Journal of Health Related Researches, vol. 3, no. 2, pp. 175-183, July 2021. doi: 10.67203/gjhrr.2021.l3a9n5dr

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