Influence of Birth Control on Reproductive Health problems among Students in the Colleges of Health Technology in North West Senatorial District of Benue State

Abstract

The study is aimed at determining the influence of birth control on reproductive health problems among the students in Colleges of Health Technology in the North West Senatorial District of Benue State. A cross sectional research design was adopted for the study. A sample size of 1400 was purposively selected and used for the study. Data was generated through research design questionnaire. The data obtained was analyzed using frequency counts, mean and percentages for descriptive statistics while chi-square and SPSS was used to test the hypotheses at 0.05 level of significance. Two research questions and hypotheses were used for the study findings revealed that unwanted pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) do influence the birth control on reproductive health problems among students. It was therefore recommended that adequate health promotion workshops be organized for the female students on birth control methods and enough experience health workers be posted in the Colleges for dissemination of family planning information.