Perceptions and Uses of Contraceptives: A Case Study of Some Hearing Impaired Individuals in Oyo State

Abstract

Objectives for using contraceptives are no less important to non- hearing persons than they are to hearing persons. So the need to ascertain, the understanding of contraceptives among hearing disable persons is as interactive just as it is for the hearing population. This study therefore sought to find out what perceptions do hearing impaired persons have about the use of contraceptives. 156 hearing impaired persons were engaged in the study. Their age ranges from 15 to 35 years old. They were among the Yoruba and Ibo tribes (yorubas-135,Ibos-25). 115 of them were married, 4 are divorcees and 37 are yet to marry. Three hypotheses were generated in the study. They were raised to test the participant\'s perceptions of contraceptives along their tribal, educational, and religious divides. They study found out that three of the aforelisted factors have some significant relationship with the perception and use of contraceptives among the study participants. The study among other things recommended that hearing impaired person should be more enlightened about the need to appreciate the importance of contraceptives.

African Journal for the Psychological Study of Social Issues Vol.7(2) 2004: 155-166