KNOWLEDGE OF FEMALE UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS IN GOVERNMENT TERTIARY INSTITUTION IN OGUN STATE TOWARDS USE OF CONTRACEPTIVES AS ANTIDOTE OF INFLATION

Abstract

This paper examines the Knowledge of Female Undergraduate students in Government Tertiary Institution in Ogun State towards the use of Contraceptives as antidote of inflation. Population of the study comprised all the female undergraduate students in Government Tertiary Institution in Ogun State. Purposive simple random sampling technique was adopted to select two hundred respondents who are female students in tertiary institutions in Ogun State. Three null hypotheses were constructed to guide the study and were all rejected in favour of the alternative hypotheses. It was discovered that adequate knowledge of contraceptives could reduce the rate of inflation in the society. Among recommendations given was that curriculum planner should ensure that school curriculum incorporate practical teaching methods in the use of contraceptives in related areas. So also, government should encourage the use of contraceptives through the use of mass media among young female adults in society.