Effectiveness of Reproductive Health Education on Undergraduate Students’ Attitude towards Family Planning In South-South Nigeria

Abstract

This paper focuses on the effectiveness of reproductive health education on undergraduate students’ attitude towards family planning in south-south Nigeria. Quasi experimental research design involving pre-test – post-test of experimental and control groups were used and 400 year one undergraduate students formed the subjects of the study. Literature relevant to the study was reviewed. Treatment with the use of reproductive health education package was given to the experimental group for one semester while the control group followed the normal existing curriculum. Four point likert type scale titled Students Family Planning Attitude Questionnaire (SFPAQ) was used for data collection. Analysis of covariance statistics was used to analyze the data collected. The result showed that the reproductive health education package was highly effective in improving undergraduate students’ family planning attitude. Recommendations were made based on the finding.

Keywords: Reproductive Health, Attitude, Undergraduates, Family Planning