ATTITUDE OF FEMALE YOUTHS TOWARD THE USE OF CONTRACEPTIVES: A THREAT TO SUSTAINABLE NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

The study investigated the attitude of female youths toward the use of contraceptives and its threat to sustainable national development. The researchers used survey design of the descriptive type of research for the study. A sample size of four hundred and fifty (450) respondents was used for the study. The research instrument used for this study was a self-structured, closed ended questionnaire designed by the researchers. Inferential statistics of Analysis of Variance was used to test the hypotheses postulated at 0.05 level of significance. The researchers concluded that female youths do not have interest in the use of contraceptives. Also it was concluded that female youths hate the use of contraceptives. The researchers recommended that more orientation should be given to the general public by the Federal Government on the importance of contraceptives use and its role in achieving sustainable national development among other things.