Parental Knowledge, Willingness, and Attitude towards Contraceptive Usage among Their Unmarried Adolescents in Ekpoma, Edo State, Nigeria

Table 4

Parental willingness on their unmarried adolescent’s contraceptive uptake.

Variables	Frequency ()	Percentage (%)
Willingness to encourage your unmarried adolescent to use contraceptives
Yes	114	31.7
No	217	60.3
Maybe	29	8.1
Which contraceptives method will you encourage
Condom	129	90.2
Intrauterine device	6	4.2
Diaphragm	13	9.1
Emergency contraceptives	36	25.2
Progesterone only	28	19.6
Combined pills	28	19.6
Coitus interruptus	39	27.3
Rhythm method	31	21.7
Traditional methods	8	5.6
Implanon	12	8.4
Jadelle	10	7.0
Depo-Provera	11	7.7
Noristerat	12	8.4
Norigynon	12	8.4
None	102	71.3
Will you buy contraceptives for unmarried adolescent
Yes	28	19.6
No	102	71.3
Maybe	13	9.1
Will you refer your sexually active adolescent to health facility to obtain knowledge of contraceptives
Yes	232	64.4
No	90	25.0
Maybe	38	10.6
Will you allow your adolescent to go and buy contraceptives
Yes	67	46.9
No	76	53.1
Will you rebuke your adolescent if you see him/her with contraceptives
Yes	254	70.6
No	106	29.4

Multiple responses.