Knowledge, Attitudes and Contraceptive Practices among Young People from the Youth Listening Center of the Burkinabè’s Family Well-Being Association in Bobo-Dioulasso City ()
Affiliation(s)
1Department of Gynecology Obstetrics and Reproductive Medicine, Souro Sanou University Teaching Hospital, Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso.
2Department of Public Health, Joseph KI Zerbo University, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
3Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, University Teaching Hospital of Parakou, Parakou, Benin.
4Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Yalgado Ouédraogo University Teaching Hospital, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
5Jhpiego, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
ABSTRACT
Objective: To study the knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding contraception among young people in the Burkinabè’s family well-being association for youth
listening center in Bobo-Dioulasso city. Methods: This was a survey of 635 clients in the youth listening’s center of
Bobo-Dioulasso city, Burkina Faso. These clients were gradually included by
random choice from January 15 to April 15, 2018. The data were collected by
self-administered written questionnaire under the supervision of an
investigator and after a free and informed verbal agreement of the participant.
The analysis was done using the software Epi info version 7.1.1.0. Results: The average age of the respondents
was 20.62 years. Female respondents were more numerous, 508 (80%).
Contraceptive methods were known by 98.12% of respondents and 61.42% said they
were always using them. Two-thirds of clients (67%) cited at least two benefits
of contraceptive methods which were correct. Condoms were the best-known method
(92.60%) and also the most used (92.56%). But emergency contraception was known by 30.71% of
participants. Young people who were already sexually active accounted for 73.54%
of the sample with a mean age at their first sexual intercourse of 18.42 years. Conclusion: The
majority of respondents knew contraceptive methods. However, risky sexual behaviors and misconceptions about
contraception remain. The setting up of family planning services within schools
and the teaching of a reproductive health module in all secondary schools will
contribute to improve their sexual and
reproductive health.
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Somé, D. , Barnabé, Y. , Ahmed, K. , Souleymane, O. , Achille, O. , Blandine, T. and Blami, D. (2019) Knowledge, Attitudes and Contraceptive Practices among Young People from the Youth Listening Center of the Burkinabè’s Family Well-Being Association in Bobo-Dioulasso City.
Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology,
9, 1315-1324. doi:
10.4236/ojog.2019.910127.