DEMOGRAPHIC VARIABLES AND AWARENESS ON UTERINE FIBROID AMONG FEMALE UNDERGRADUATES IN DELTA CENTRAL SENATORIAL DISTRICT

Abstract

Female undergraduates in the Delta Central Senatorial District had their uterine fibroid knowledge and management correlated with demographic factors in this study. The study was framed by six research questions and five hypotheses. A correlational research design was used in the study. 15,660 and 375 female students in tertiary institutions in the Delta Central Senatorial District, respectively, made up the study's population and sample size. Using a proportionate stratified sampling procedure, the students were chosen from tertiary institutions located throughout the Delta Central Senatorial District's eight local government divisions. The 'Awareness of Uterine Fibroid Rating Scale' (AUFRS) questionnaire was the research tool employed in this study. Experts verified the questionnaire for face, content, and construct validity. The dependability index was calculated using the Cronbach alpha predictability coefficient, which yielded a coefficient of 0.802. The data were analyzed using the standard deviations, means, and Pearson's Product Moment Correlation. At a significance level of 0.05, regression statistics were also used in testing the hypotheses. The study's conclusions depicted that undergraduate students in the Senatorial District of the central area of Delta State have a high level of awareness of uterine fibroid; there is no significant relationship between age and this awareness; there is no noteworthy relationship between level of study and this awareness; and the education level of the parents has no noteworthy relationship with this awareness. According to the results, female undergraduate students have a high degree of awareness of uterine fibroid, which is not likely to be influenced by their age, level of study, parents' education level, or religion. The study made several recommendations, including the need to raise awareness among female undergraduate students in additional Delta State senatorial districts and to maintain and improve current levels of knowledge.