Abstract
The study investigated the accessibility and usability of reproductive health information and the attitude of female adolescents with hearing impairment towards reproductive health practices. A survey research design and multistage sampling procedure was employed to select 155 female adolescents with hearing impaired in Oyo and Lagos state respectively. Two research questions and two hypotheses were generated for the study. Data were collected through a structured questionnaire with a reliability coefficient of 0.71. Communication barrier, cost, and resources and negative societal attitude were found to influence accessibility and usability of reproductive health information by female adolescents with hearing impairment also; accessibility of reproductive health information has significant relative influence on the attitude towards reproductive health practices. The composite effect of accessibility and usability of reproductive health information was found to be significant with attitude towards reproductive health practice of female adolescents with hearing impairment. The study therefore concluded that access to and usage of reproductive health information could lead to healthy reproductive lifestyle. Based on the findings, female adolescents with hearing impairment should be given equal access to adequate reproductive health information and professionals should make concerted effort to develop a positive attitude towards persons with special needs. Keywords- Accessibility, hearing impairment, information, usage, reproductive health
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