ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE ATTITUDE PRACTICE OF CONTRACEPETIVE USE AMONG FEMALE ADOLECENT IN SODDO COMPREHENSIVE AND PREPAROTORY SCHOOL

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Abstract Background Decision making to use contraceptives by female adolescent students involves a complex interaction of individual, social, family and peer factors. Unsafe sexual activity among adolescents is a problem and has drawn attention from most parts of the world, including Ethiopia. However, there is scarcity of data on the sexual behaviors, and the extent and trend of contraceptive use among adolescents in Ethiopia including soddo comprehensive high school. Objective To assess knowledge attitude and practice of contraceptive use among female adolescent in soddo comprehensive and preparatory school. Methods A cross sectional study design was used. The data was collected from 200 selected female students of Soddo comprehensive and preparatory school by using pre-tested structured questionnaire. Data was entered using scientific calculator and analyzed by SPSS version 20. Descriptive statistics was computed. Results In this study the prevalence of contraceptive use among sexually active adolescent was 80.6% and over all female adolescent was 48%.Out of the total respondents,119 (59.5%) were sexually active. From 116 (97.3%) respondents that had sex in the last 12 months, more than half (63.7%) had used contraceptives and (37.3%) did not use contraceptive. Embarrassment to buy, fear of side effects and lack of information where to get the method were the main reasons for not using contraceptives. Conclusion and recommendation Though the respondents’ information about contraceptives and attitude towards contraceptive use is optimum, the magnitude of non use contraceptive was found to be high among sexually active participants. Peer to peer discussions and pursuing mutual responsibility among sexual partners can enhance use of contraceptives among female adolscent students. The school and local health bodies should work together to improve contraceptive use among sexually active students. Key words: contraceptives, adolescent