Influence of Some Sociodemographic Factors on Provision of Family Planning Services to Adolescents in a Teaching Hospital in Southwest, Nigeria

This study assessed the possible influence of sociodemographic data such as age, religion and level of education of nurses at the Obstetrics and Gynecology unit of the Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital, Sagamu, Ogun State, Nigeria on their attitude towards providing family planning services to adolescents. Descriptive research design was employed for this study in which data from 148 respondents were obtained through a self-structured questionnaire, comprising two sections. Data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Findings revealed that age, religion and level of education may have an influence on the attitude of nurses towards providing family planning services to adolescents. This paper concluded that nurses may have a positive attitude towards providing family planning services to adolescents and that age, religion and qualification of nurses may influence access to family planning services by adolescents.

Keywords: Adolescents, attitude, family planning, nurses.