scholarly journals Rate of Voluntary Termination of Unwanted Pregnancy among Undergraduate Students in a Tertiary Institution in North Central, Nigeria

2020 ◽  
pp. 340-344
Author(s):  
BT Utoo ◽  
EU Unazi ◽  
AO Ojabo ◽  
PM Utoo
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Unwanted Pregnancy ◽  
Peer Pressure ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Tertiary Institution ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
The Past ◽  
Contraceptive Usage ◽  
Unwanted Pregnancies ◽  
Voluntary Termination

Termination of unwanted pregnancies especially if unsafely procured contributes significantly to maternal deaths. This study was designed to determine the rate of voluntary termination of unwanted pregnancies among undergraduate students. It was a cross-sectional study of female university undergraduates. A self administered pre-tested questionnaire was used to elicit information on socio-demographic variables, sexual activities, unwanted pregnancies and voluntary termination. SPSS software version 25.0 was used for analysis. Frequency tables were generated and Chi square was used as a test of statistics. Four hundred and thirty one respondents were studied out of which 304(70.5%) of them have been sexually exposed. The modal age of initiation of sexual intercourse was 20 years.  Most 177(58.2%) has had one sexual partner while 127(41.8%) had multiple sexual partners. The major motivation for sexual activity was found to be pleasure 60.5%, financial reasons 18.1%, peer pressure 9.2 %, and 12.2% gave no reason.  At least one-third 119(39.1%) has had an unwanted pregnant in the past and 63(52.9%) were induced. Among the induced abortions most 32(50.8%) had termination done more than once while 31(49.2%) had it done once. As high as 96.1% were aware of contraceptives and 69.6% had ever used a method in the past .There was statistically significant relationship between unwanted pregnancy and contraceptive usage (p=0.001).The rate of voluntary termination of unwanted pregnancies (52.9%) was high with associated low contraceptive usage. Unrestricted reproductive health information and care should be made accessible and available to these young people.

scholarly journals Prevalence, Pattern and Risk Factors of Dating Violence among Undergraduate Students of a Tertiary Institution within Sokoto Metropolis of Sokoto State, Nigeria

2021 ◽  
pp. 12-26
Author(s):  
Habibullah Adamu ◽  
Oche Mansur Oche ◽  
Muhammad Aisha Isah ◽  
Sahabi Abubakar Muhammad ◽  
Akilu Abdullahi
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Dating Violence ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Physical Violence ◽  
Sampling Technique ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Lifetime Prevalence ◽  
Psychological Violence ◽  
Tertiary Institution ◽  
Cross Sectional

Aim: To determine the prevalence, pattern and risk factors of dating violence among undergraduate students of Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto (UDUS). Methodology: It was a descriptive cross-sectional study involving 340 undergraduate students, selected via multistage sampling technique. A structured self-administered questionnaire was used to collect data from the respondents, and data were analyzed using IBM SPSS version 26.0 and Microsoft Excel 2016. Results: The ages of the respondents ranged from 18 to 29 years, with mean of 22.4±2 years; 218(66.9%) were males, 214(65.6%) were Hausa/Fulani and 266(81.9%) were Muslims. Majority of the respondents have been in a dating relationship for more than one academic year; 106(37.3%) of the dating partners were students of the university, of which 26(24.8%) were class mates. Current and lifetime prevalence of dating violence were 56% and 59.5% respectively. Form of dating violence experienced mostly by respondents was emotional/psychological violence [44(22.4%)], physical violence was the least experienced [27(14.04%)]. Up to 93(48%) of the dating violence took place on campus and 68(35%) of the perpetrators were current partners. Factors associated with dating violence included feeling overburdened by partners’ demands, and spending too much on partner. Conclusion: Current and lifetime prevalence of dating violence were high and emotional violence was the commonest form of dating violence experienced by respondents. There is need for school authorities to put in place mechanisms to identify victims of dating violence and come up with measures aimed at stemming the tide of dating violence in university campuses.

scholarly journals PREVALENCE, PATTERNS AND PERCEPTION OF TOBACCO USE AMONG HEALTH SCIENCES UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN MALAYSIA: A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 88-94
Author(s):  
Priyadarshini Ramamurthy ◽  
Bennete Fernandes ◽  
Avita Rath
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Peer Pressure ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Multivariable Logistic Regression

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and patterns of tobacco use among health sciences undergraduate students. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 422 students in four health sciences faculties at a private university in Kota Damansara, Selangor Malaysia. Data was collected through a self-administrated validated questionnaire, adopted and modified from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey. The survey  was administered online  using a Google Form for the participants to fill. Data was analysed using SPSS version 22. Descriptive statistics was used to express results in percentage. Chi-square test and multivariable logistic regression was used to test the association of smoking status and demographic variables. p value of <0.05 was considered as statistically significant. Results showed that more than 90% of the respondents were aware of the harmful effects of tobacco and effects of passive smoking. About one fifth of the participants had used tobacco (19%) in our study. Out of the tobacco users, 95% had used tobacco in more than one form. The most important reasons for smoking were peer pressure (36%) and stress (35%). No significant differences were found between age,  faculty, year of study, or nationality, with the use of tobacco. Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed significant gender differences in smoking with more smokers among males than females. In conclusion, about one fifth of the health science undergraduate students had  used tobacco products in our study reflecting a seemingly inappropriate portrait as compared to their future careers as health professionals. Therefore, there is an urgent need for reinforcement of education and assistance on quitting tobacco usage among the undergraduates of health science faculties.

scholarly journals TEKANAN TEMAN SEBAYA TERHADAP PERILAKU BERISIKO MAHASISWA

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Nur Evira Anggrainy ◽  
Sri Seprianto Maddusa
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Study Design ◽  
Risky Behavior ◽  
Peer Pressure ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Research Subjects ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Thrill Seeking ◽  
Age Range

ABSTRACKThis study aims to determine the effect of peer pressure on risky behavior conducted by students. There are four types of risky behavior, namely thrill-seeking, rebellious, reckless, and anti-social, and this research wants to know the dominant risky behavior carried out by students. This research is a quantitative study with a cross-sectional study design. The research subjects were 103 undergraduate students from the Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teacher Training, the State Islamic Institute (IAIN) Manado, totaling 103 subjects (N = 103) who had the criteria that they were still active students and were in their late teens, namely the age range 18-21 years. The results of this study prove that there is a significant positive effect on peer pressure of risky behavior conducted by students and also explain that the dominant risky behavior carried out by students is anti-social.Keywords: Peer Pressure, Risky Behavior ABSTRAKPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh tekanan teman sebaya terhadap perilaku berisiko yang dilakukan oleh mahasiswa. Perilaku berisiko tersebut terdiri dari empat jenis yaitu thrill-seeking, rebellious, reckless, dan anti-social. Selain itu, ingin pula diketahui perilaku berisiko yang dominan dilakukan oleh mahasiswa. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian kuantitatif  dengan desain penelitian cross-sectional study design. Subjek penelitian adalah mahasiswa Strata 1 dari Fakultas Tarbiyah dan Ilmu Keguruan Institut Agama Islam Negeri (IAIN) Manado berjumlah 103 subjek (N = 103) yang memiliki kriteria yaitu masih berstatus mahasiswa aktif dan berada pada usia remaja akhir yaitu rentang usia 18 – 21 tahun. Hasil penelitian ini membuktikan bahwa terdapat pengaruh positif yang signifikan pada tekanan teman sebaya terhadap perilaku berisiko mahasiswa. Hasil penelitian ini juga menjelaskan bahwa perilaku berisiko yang dominan dilakukan oleh mahasiswa yaitu anti-social.Kata Kunci: Tekanan Teman Sebaya, Perilaku Berisiko

scholarly journals Awareness, knowledge and attitudes of Guyanese undergraduate students towards the human papillomavirus (HPV) and its vaccine

2021 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 115-124\5
Author(s):  
Audrey Thomas ◽  
Phillip N.B. Da Silva ◽  
Dharamdeo Singh
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Hpv Vaccine ◽  
Preliminary Investigation ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sampling Procedure ◽  
Tertiary Institution ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Research Instrument ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Significant Difference

Although cervical cancer is a leading cause of death among Guyanese women, there still appears to be a low uptake rate for the HPV vaccine. The objective of this study was to conduct a preliminary investigation of the knowledge, awareness and attitudes of undergraduate students towards HPV and the HPV vaccine. A cross sectional study was conducted, using a stratified random sampling procedure with a 25% (164 respondents) sample at a tertiary institution in Guyana. A 40-item questionnaire was used in this study. Cronbach’s alpha for reliability of the research instrument was 0.81. The research instrument addressed questions on demographic characteristics of respondents, awareness, knowledge and attitudes and source of information about HPV and the HPV vaccine. The majority of respondents were females. Although 83.5% of respondents had a prior awareness of either HPV or the HPV vaccine, none of the respondents had ever received the HPV vaccine. Respondents had a somewhat fair level of knowledge about HPV and the HPV vaccine. There was a statistically significant difference between male and female students in the mean HPV knowledge, attitudes and willingness to accept the HPV vaccine. Only 40.9% of respondents were willing to take the HPV vaccine. The decision to not want to take the HPV vaccine was influenced by several factors. The observed differences and gender influences can have implications for local HPV education and awareness programmes and strategies.

scholarly journals PREVALENCE, PATTERNS AND PERCEPTION OF TOBACCO USE AMONG HEALTH SCIENCES UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN MALAYSIA: A CROSS SECTIONAL STUDY

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (2) ◽  
pp. 88-94
Author(s):  
Priyadarshini Ramamurthy ◽  
Bennete Fernandes ◽  
Avita Rath
Keyword(s):  
Logistic Regression ◽  
Tobacco Use ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Peer Pressure ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Health Sciences ◽  
Health Science ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Multivariable Logistic Regression

The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence and patterns of tobacco use among health sciences undergraduate students. A cross-sectional study was conducted among 422 students in four health sciences faculties at a private university in Kota Damansara, Selangor Malaysia. Data was collected through a self-administrated validated questionnaire, adopted and modified from the Global Youth Tobacco Survey. The survey  was administered online  using a Google Form for the participants to fill. Data was analysed using SPSS version 22. Descriptive statistics was used to express results in percentage. Chi-square test and multivariable logistic regression was used to test the association of smoking status and demographic variables. p value of <0.05 was considered as statistically significant. Results showed that more than 90% of the respondents were aware of the harmful effects of tobacco and effects of passive smoking. About one fifth of the participants had used tobacco (19%) in our study. Out of the tobacco users, 95% had used tobacco in more than one form. The most important reasons for smoking were peer pressure (36%) and stress (35%). No significant differences were found between age,  faculty, year of study, or nationality, with the use of tobacco. Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed significant gender differences in smoking with more smokers among males than females. In conclusion, about one fifth of the health science undergraduate students had  used tobacco products in our study reflecting a seemingly inappropriate portrait as compared to their future careers as health professionals. Therefore, there is an urgent need for reinforcement of education and assistance on quitting tobacco usage among the undergraduates of health science faculties.

scholarly journals Factors Associated to the Decision to Terminate or not an Unwanted Pregnancy among a Sample of Civil Servant in São Paulo State, Brazil.

2019 ◽  
Vol 1 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-9
Author(s):  
Silvana Ferreira Bento ◽  
Silvana Ferreira Bento ◽  
Karla Simônia de Pádua ◽  
Karla Simônia de Pádua ◽  
Graciana Alves Duarte ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Unwanted Pregnancy ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sao Paulo ◽  
São Paulo ◽  
Barrier Method ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Paulo State ◽  
Unwanted Pregnancies ◽  
São Paulo State

This is a cross sectional study of a sample of civil servants from the interior of São Paulo state, carried out with the purpose of evaluating the occurrence of unwanted pregnancies, the proportion which were terminated, the reason given for having or not having an abortion and which factors were associated to the decision whether or not to terminate an unwanted pregnancy. Just over one fifth declared to have experienced an unwanted pregnancy and over half of them were aborted. The reasons to abort concentrate on interferance with their life expectancy: “to continue studying or working” “being single”, “too young to get married” and “to become a father or mother”. Also important were fear of parents and rejection by the respondents'partner. Among those who did not terminate the unwanted pregnancy religion acted as a barrier among almost one third and the legal barrier for almost one fourth. Not having a permanent partner, being in use of behavioral or barrier method of contraception and higher education were associated with higher incidence of abortion of the unwanted pregnancy, but in multiple regression, only higher education remain significantly associated. Our results showed that once the unwanted pregnancy occur, more than half of them will be aborted, confirming the need to concentrate the efforts in reducing unwanted pregnancies if we want to prevent abortion.

scholarly journals Profiling Safer Sex among Medical Undergraduate Students of Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki

2020 ◽  
pp. 27-32
Author(s):  
Arinze Chidiebele Ikeotuonye ◽  
Chidalu Benedicta Ikeotuonye ◽  
Johnbosco Ifunanya Nwafor ◽  
Ifeoma Cecilia Ekwunife ◽  
Christian Okechukwu Ogah ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Peer Interactions ◽  
Unwanted Pregnancy ◽  
Safer Sex ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Future Health ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical Undergraduate ◽  
Knowledge And Practice ◽  
Medical Undergraduate Students

Background: University undergraduates are at an age when experimentation with sex is prevalent. A significant number of young people still indulge in high risk sexual behavior. Hence, profiling safer sex would be important for the future health of this group. More so an improved knowledge among this group could act as a step down during peer interactions with other non-medical undergraduates. Aim: This study was designed to assess the knowledge and practice of safer sex among Medical undergraduate students and to know to what extent their practice impacts on their health as regards contraction of sexually transmitted infections and having an unwanted pregnancy. Subjects and methods: In this cross-sectional study, three hundred and fifty (350) Medical undergraduate students were interviewed using pretested semi-structured self-administered questionnaires to assess their knowledge and practice of safer sex.

scholarly journals Alcohol use and its influencing factors among undergraduate students in Uttar Pradesh University of Medical Science in district Etawah, India

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (12) ◽  
pp. 5425
Author(s):  
Jyoti Mehra ◽  
Kripashankar Nayak ◽  
Pankaj Kumar Jain ◽  
Dhiraj Srivastava ◽  
Pradip Kharya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Alcohol Use ◽  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Influencing Factor ◽  
Medical Science ◽  
Uttar Pradesh ◽  
Peer Pressure ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Monthly Basis ◽  
Cross Sectional

Background: Alcohol is most widely used substance abuse in college students. Use of alcohol is common in both urban as well as in rural area. In our country, there are many influencing factor for Alcohol use like peer pressure, friends, family and social media etc. Alcohol use has also effect on personal level, family as well as our society. So keeping these facts in view, the above mentioned study is being conducted. Aim of the study is to assess the use of alcohol among college going students and to find out factors influencing alcohol use. The study of objectives was done to assess the use of alcohol among college students, to correlate alcohol, use with socio-demographic profile of students and assessment of factors leading to use of alcohol.Methods: The Present study was college based cross sectional study carried out in UP University of Medical Sciences, Saifai, Etawah for a period of one month in January2017. Consent from dean of the college was taken. A total of two hundred undergraduate students were randomly selected as study subjects.Results: Out of total two hundred participants, majority were male. Prevalence of alcohol use in this study was 20%. Most of the participants use alcohol on monthly basis (i.e. 55% and most of them (i.e. 80%) were influenced by their friends to take alcohol. Among them 61% was using alcohol for fun.Conclusions: Parents should have the responsibility for increasing communication with their children. There are need to support the students by fathers and mothers to lower the regular alcohol drinking habit.

scholarly journals Prevalence of Strox Smoking Among University Students in Cairo, Egypt

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 425-429
Author(s):  
Ahmed M. M. Hashim ◽  
Ahmed M. Hassan ◽  
Ghada Essam El-Din Amin ◽  
Mohamed Farouk Allam
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Prevalence Rate ◽  
Peer Pressure ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Smoking History ◽  
New Psychoactive Substances ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Associated Risk Factors ◽  
The University

Background: In Egypt, the prevalence rate of New Psychoactive Substances (NPSs) use is severely underestimated. In the last 5 years, several non-scientific reports have demonstrated the presence of an emergent, cheap NPSs that has taken the name of “Strox” or “Egyptian Spice”. The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence rate of Strox smoking among undergraduate students attending Ain Shams University (ASU), Cairo (Egypt). Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in five non-medical colleges of ASU, namely, Law, Commerce, Computer Science, Engineering, and Literature. Participants were recruited using a convenient sampling method and were asked about NPSs use. Data were collected using the Marijuana Smoking History Questionnaire (MSHQ) developed by Bonn-Miller and Zvolensky (2009). The questionnaire was translated and modified to reflect Egyptian slang and culture. Results: This study included 558 students, 422 (75.6%) males and 136 (24.4%) females. The results showed that 189 (33.9%) were current tobacco smokers, 51 (9.1%) were smokers of substances other than tobacco, 45 (8.1%) were cannabis smokers, 38 (6.8%) were Strox smokers, and 3 (0.5%) were Voodoo smokers. When students were asked about their reasons for smoking Strox, they cited the following motivations: to achieve a feeling of euphoria(28.9%), depression (23.7%), experimentation (23.7%), peer pressure (21.1%), and having excess money (2.6%). The results showed a clear association between tobacco and cannabis smoking and consumption of Strox. Conclusion: Although the prevalence rates of NPSs usage as observed in this study were not high, higher rates could be expected in other communities outside of the university. Community-based studies are needed to estimate the magnitude of NPSs use in Egypt and the associated risk factors.

scholarly journals Factors Associated with the Dual Use of Electronic Cigarettes and Cigarettes among Thai Undergraduate Students Who Smoked Cigarettes

Children ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (12) ◽  
pp. 1197
Author(s):  
Phantara Chulasai ◽  
Purida Vientong ◽  
Surarong Chinwong ◽  
John J. Hall ◽  
Dujrudee Chinwong
Keyword(s):  
Undergraduate Students ◽  
Electronic Cigarettes ◽  
Smoking Initiation ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Dual Use ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
The Past ◽  
Younger Age ◽  
Quit Attempts

This study proposed to identify factors associated with the dual use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) and cigarettes among undergraduate students who smoked cigarettes. This cross-sectional study employed a self-administered, anonymous online questionnaires to collect information from undergraduate smokers in northern Thailand. Of the 494 participants, 82.8% were dual users of e-cigarettes and cigarettes. The two main reasons for using e-cigarettes were an absence of cigarette smoke odor (76.8%) and availability of flavors (70.7%). Undergraduate smokers who initiated smoking at ≥18 years old were more likely to be dual users than those who initiated smoking at younger age (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]: 2.79, 95% confidence intervals [CI]: 1.32–5.89, p = 0.007). Undergraduate smokers who smoked ≥11 cigarettes daily were more likely to be dual users than those who smoked less (aOR: 2.64, 95% CI: 1.52–4.61, p = 0.001). Conversely, undergraduate smokers who had attempted to quit during the past year were less likely to be dual users (aOR: 0.26, 95% CI: 0.12–0.56, p = 0.001). In conclusion, dual use of e-cigarettes and cigarettes among undergraduate smokers was associated with older age at cigarette smoking initiation, a higher number of cigarettes smoked daily, and having no past year’s cigarette quit attempts.

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