Gender-Based Knowledge of Biological Risk Factors for Infertility among Students of Tertiary Institutions in Anambra State

Abstract

This study investigated the knowledge of biological risk factors for infertility among male and female students of tertiary institutions in Anambra State. Two research questions guided the study, while one null hypothesis was tested at 0.05 level of significance. This study adopted a descriptive survey design. The population of the study comprised 79,100 undergraduate students in all tertiary institutions in Anambra State. The sample size for the study was791 undergraduate students obtained through stratified random sampling technique. The instrument for data collection is “Knowledge of Biological Risk Factors Associated with Infertility Test (KBRFAIT)”.The instrument was validated by three experts. The split-half method was used to test for reliability of the instrument. The reliability index of 0.801 was obtained. The data were analysed using mean and standard deviation to answer the research questions while t-test was used to test the null hypothesis at 0.05 level of significance. The findings of the study showed that the students were moderately knowledgeable of the male and female related biological risk factors to infertility. Based on the findings, it was recommended among others, that there is a need for curriculum planners to introduce sexual and reproductive health education in the post-primary school curriculum.