Perceptions and attitudes of pregnant women towards caesarean section in Ado Local Government Area, Ekiti, Southwest Nigeria.

Caesarean Section (CS) is a life-saving obstetric surgery, often necessitated to resolve complications of pregnancy. This study investigated the perceptions and attitudes of women of childbearing age in Ado Local Government, Ekiti State, Nigeria, concerning Caesarean section as a delivery option. A quantitative, descriptive research design of survey type was adopted for the study. One hundred and twenty-two pregnant women attending antenatal clinic were randomly selected as study participants. Data for the study were collected using researcher-administered questionnaires. The reliability and validity of the instruments were ascertained. The participants were aware of their rights and responsibilities as study participants. Data were analyzed with descriptive and inferential statistics. The hypotheses formulated were tested at 0.05 significance level. Findings revealed that the study participants have positive perception and attitude towards cesarean. The study indicated no significant relationship between Caesarean section delivery and reproductive failure since the calculated significance value (0.072) was greater ( >) than the significance value (0.05). The study also revealed no significant relationship between Caesarean section delivery and death warrant as the calculated significance value (0.067) was greater ( >) than the significance value (0.05). Awareness programs on the importance and advantages of Caesarean section should be included in antenatal clinics education and mass media propaganda.

Knowledge, attitude, and utilization of human papillomavirus vaccination among female undergraduates in Ekiti State, Nigeria.

Despite the introduction of the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine in Nigeria in 2009, vaccination rate is still low and the disease-related mortality remains high. This study evaluated the knowledge, attitude, and utilization of HPV vaccinations among female undergraduates in a university in Ekiti State, southwest Nigeria. This was an observational study that utilized a standardized questionnaire to obtain information from 200 female participants who were selected using multistage sampling technique. The data was analyzed and presented with descriptive statistics, while Chi- square was used to test any significance in observed differences and relationships between variables. About 53.3% of the respondents had fair knowledge of HPV. Results on utilization were extremely low as only 5.4% had received the vaccination in all three doses. The major barriers to HPV utilization were inadequate awareness about the vaccine (53.0%), concern about its cost and safety (41.1% and 40.1% respectively). We conclude that HPV vaccination campaign should be extensively encouraged especially among university students. The cost of the vaccine should be subsidised to encourage its uptake, thereby reducing cervical cancer incidence and deaths in the country.