Knowledge, attitudes and use of contraceptives amongst female learners attending a high school in Mdantsane

Mshweshwe-Pakela, Nolundi

dc.contributor.advisor	Matlakala, Mokgadi Christina
dc.contributor.author	Mshweshwe-Pakela, Nolundi
dc.date.accessioned	2015-06-03T09:50:48Z
dc.date.available	2015-06-03T09:50:48Z
dc.date.issued	2015-01
dc.identifier.citation	Mshweshwe-Pakela, Nolundi (2015) Knowledge, attitudes and use of contraceptives amongst female learners attending a high school in Mdantsane, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/18692>	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/18692
dc.description.abstract	The purpose of this study was to attain an understanding of knowledge, attitudes and use of contraception amongst learners attending a high school in Mdantsane. A quantitative, descriptive survey was conducted. Data were collected using a semi-structured questionnaire which was self-administered by 150 female learners. These learners were doing grade 10-12 and were aged between 18-20 years. The findings indicated that 86.67% of the learners understood contraception as prevention of pregnancy, only 8.67% understood contraception as prevention of sexually transmitted diseases. The 66.3% of learners had positive attitude towards contraceptives. The 77.27% of the learners were using injectable contraceptives. The main reason for stopping use of contraception was side effects. Majority of learners had basic knowledge of contraceptives, but knew few types and did not know their mechanism of action. Most learners had positive attitude and were using contraceptives.	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (vii, 70 leaves)
dc.language.iso	en
dc.subject	Contraception	en
dc.subject	Knowledge of contraceptives	en
dc.subject	Attitudes	en
dc.subject	Learners	en
dc.subject.ddc	613.943220842268755
dc.subject.lcsh	Oral contraceptives--Use
dc.subject.lcsh	Oral contraceptives--Social aspects--South Africa--Mdantsane (Ciskei)
dc.subject.lcsh	Learners--Attidudes
dc.title	Knowledge, attitudes and use of contraceptives amongst female learners attending a high school in Mdantsane	en
dc.type	Dissertation
dc.description.department	Health Studies	en
dc.description.degree	M.A. (Health Studies)