Contraceptive Use among Basic School Pupils in Ghana: A Case Study of a Municipality

Table 3

Respondents’ awareness and use of contraceptives.

Variable	Frequency	Percent (%)
Ever heard about contraceptives?
Yes	276	64.6
No	115	27
Neutral	36	8.4
Total	427	100
Source of information (for yes responses)
TV	141	33.0
Radio	58	13.6
Parents	17	4.0
Peers	27	6.3
Health workers	47	11.0
Others	137	32.1
Total	427	100
Ever used modern contraceptives
Yes	91	21.3
No	334	78.2
Neutral	2	0.5
Total	427	100
Which contraceptives ever used
Condoms	63	14.8
Emergency contraceptive pills	203	47.5
Injectable	43	10.1
Implants	19	4.5
Oral pills	31	7.3
Others	56	13.1
Neutral	12	2.8
Total	427	100
Source of contraceptive ever used
Pharmacy/drug store	60	14.1
Friends	35	8.2
Sexual partner	10	2.3
Hospital/family planning clinic	14	3.3
Others (parents, relatives, or guardians)	308	72.1
Total	427	100
Condom use during most resent sexual intercourse
Yes	53	12.4
No	71	16.6
Others (started with condom but ended raw)	303	71.0
Total	427	100
Who suggested use of condom
Myself	44	10.3
Partner	18	4.2
Joint decision	365	85.5
Total	427	100

Source: field data 2019.