Reproductive and sexual health implications of illegal migration among young adults in Benin Metropolis, Edo State, Nigeria.

Reproductive and sexual health implications of illegal migration among young adults encompass a range of complex and interconnected challenges that demand attention and comprehensive solutions. This study is aimed at determining the reproductive and sexual health implications of illegal migration among young adults in Benin metropolis. Analytical cross-sectional study design was adopted. A purposive sampling technique was used to select a sample size of three hundred and forty-four participants. A one-time-survey method was adopted for the study as the questionnaire was administered on a face-to-face basis. Simple frequencies, percentage, charts, and graph were used to analyze the data, with the statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS) version 22. The results showed that majority of the respondents were sexually abused which resulted in unwanted pregnancies, when travelling through an illegal route. Majority of irregular migrants were doing so for socio-economic reasons in search of greener pastures. It was concluded that most of the respondents were faced by unethical challenges while travelling through the route like sexual harassment and robbery.. Most returnees are likely to contact STD/STIs including HIV/AIDs, as well as engage in abortion especially among the young adults, which may have some adverse effects on their reproductive and sexual health later in the future. It is recommended that there is a need to enlighten the young adults who want to migrate illegally on the implication of the illegal migration on their reproductive and sexual health. Campaigns against illegal migration/trafficking should be conducted regularly, stressing the negative effects such as the risks to which victims are exposed along the routes.

Les implications de la migration illégale chez les jeunes adultes sur la santé reproductive et sexuelle englobent une série de défis complexes et interconnectés qui nécessitent une attention et des solutions globales. Cette étude vise à déterminer les implications sur la santé reproductive et sexuelle de la migration illégale chez les jeunes adultes de la métropole béninoise. Un plan d'étude analytique transversale a été adopté. Une technique d'échantillonnage raisonné a été utilisée pour sélectionner un échantillon de trois cent quarante-quatre participants. Une méthode d'enquête ponctuelle a été adoptée pour l'étude puisque le questionnaire était administré en face à face. Des fréquences simples, des pourcentages, des tableaux et des graphiques ont été utilisés pour analyser les données, avec le progiciel statistique pour les sciences sociales (SPSS) version 22. Les résultats ont montré que la majorité des personnes interrogées ont été victimes d'abus sexuels, ce qui a entraîné des grossesses non désirées, lors de voyages à travers le pays. un itinéraire illégal. La majorité des migrants irréguliers le faisaient pour des raisons socio-économiques, à la recherche de pâturages plus verts. Il a été conclu que la plupart des personnes interrogées ont été confrontées à des défis contraires à l'éthique lors de leur voyage, comme le harcèlement sexuel et le vol. La plupart des rapatriés sont susceptibles de contracter des MST/IST, y compris le VIH/SIDA, et de se livrer à l'avortement, en particulier parmi les jeunes adultes. , ce qui pourrait avoir des effets néfastes sur leur santé reproductive et sexuelle plus tard dans le futur. Il est recommandé d'éclairer les jeunes adultes qui souhaitent migrer illégalement sur les implications de la migration illégale sur leur santé reproductive et sexuelle. Des campagnes contre l'immigration clandestine/le trafic devraient être menées régulièrement, en soulignant les effets négatifs tels que les risques auxquels les victimes sont exposées le long des routes.

Knowledge, attitude, and uptake of Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine among parents of adolescents attending outpatient clinic at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Nigeria.

The aim of the study was to examine the knowledge, attitude and uptake of the Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) vaccine among 302 parents whose adolescents' children utilized care services at the General Practice Units (GPU) of the University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH). Systematic sampling technique was used to select respondents for the study. Self-administered questionnaire that was pretested was used in collecting information from the respondents. The characteristics of the respondents were described using simple proportion and frequency. Also, knowledge and attitude of respondents on HPV and its vaccine were presented using simple proportion and frequency. The Chi-square test examined factors associated with uptake of HPV vaccine. The results indicate that 42.4% of the respondents have heard of HPV infection, whil only 18.5% have heard of HPV vaccine. By contrast, 18.5% of the respondents reported that their children had been vaccinated. Attitude of the respondents on the vaccine was not impressive given that only 34.4% reported that the vaccine was important, while 56.6% reported that they will advise their friends to be vaccinated. A higher proportion of children who were vaccinated were those whose parents believed that their children will be vulnerable without vaccination and those whose religion did not disapprove of the vaccination. We conclude that the knowledge of HPV among parents in this population is low; the knowledge of the vaccine and its uptake is low; while attitude towards the vaccine is unimpressive. We recommend the adoption of intervention programmes to improve the knowledge and encourage th uptake of the vaccine among adolescents in this population.