An Investigation Into The Use Of Contraceptive Devices On The Health Of Literate Mothers In Ekiti State

This study investigated the effect of contraceptive devices on the health of literate mothers in Ekiti State Local Government Area of Ekiti State. The study adopted descriptive survey method which consisted of literate mothers who are of reproduction age at the government owned health facilities in Ekiti state. The study selected the five (5) General hospitals, five (5) comprehensive health centers and ten (10) basic health centers, in Ekiti state through purposive samplings technique. Simple random sampling technique was used to select ten (10) literate mothers from each of these health centers making a total of 200 literate mothers. A self-developed questionnaire was used for data collection. The reliability coefficient of 0.93 were obtained through split half method. Data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics (Mean and Standard Deviation) and Analysis of Variance for test of hypotheses at 0.05 level significance. The result showed that there is significant effect of contraceptive devices such as the use of condom, combined pills, contraceptive implant and IUD on the health of literate mothers in Ekiti State. it was therefore recommended that couples should be guided on the proper use of both male and female condom as a contraceptive device. This will enable them avoid leakage and bust of condom during intercourse. Mothers should go for test before the use of combined pills to avoid any side effect. There is need for mothers to go for medical check before doing contraceptive implant. This method is very effective however, there is need for test before implantation to know the right method to apply. Intrauterine device (IUD) should be encouraged but carefully inserted to avoid pain and withdrawal during sexual intercourse.