Contraceptive method among young female students and pregnancies in schools in secondary schools in Abidjan

Authors

  • Konan N’GUESSAN Institut National d’Hygiène publique, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
  • Harvey ATTOH-TOURE Institut National d’Hygiène publique, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
  • Sidoine Konan Centre National de Transfusion Sanguine, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
  • Bangaman Christian AKANI Institut National d’Hygiène publique, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
  • Kouadio Daniel EKRA Direction de Coordination du Programme Élargi de Vaccination, Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire.

Keywords:

Contraception, grossesses précoces,, milieu scolaire

Abstract

Pregnancy is a physiological state that requires everyone's attention. However, it becomes problematic when it occurs in young female students. We initiated this study, the general objective of which was to identify contraceptive methods and their impact on the occurrence of pregnancies in young girls in the school environment. The goal is to reduce school pregnancies as much as possible. A descriptive cross-sectional study was carried out. This allowed us to interview young girls from the Lycée Moderne de Cocody Angré (LMCA) whose age was between 10 and 17 years old using an anonymous questionnaire. Our study took place from December 1 to 15, 2020. The selection criteria made it possible to retain 200 young girls. Sixty-four percent (64%) of girls have had no sexual intercourse. Contraception was used very little because 92% of girls did not use it. The most cited methods were pills, condoms, and morning after pills with 41%, 57% and 25% respectively. 67% of young girls had not accepted contraception and 75% of them had not received any training in the matter. Most girls (73%) dropped out of school due to pregnancy. Girls (80%) answered that it was impossible to go to school and care for a baby. The pregnancies of young female students contribute to their failure and school dropouts. The fight must be intensified to overcome this scourge.

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2023-09-06

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N’GUESSAN, . K., ATTOH-TOURE, H. ., Konan, S. ., AKANI, B. C. ., & EKRA, K. D. . (2023). Contraceptive method among young female students and pregnancies in schools in secondary schools in Abidjan. Revue Africaine Des Sciences Sociales Et De La Santé Publique, 5(2), 74-81. Retrieved from https://revue-rasp.org/index.php/rasp/article/view/418

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