Perceptions of Health Students of the Lagos University Teaching Hospital to Gender Based Issues related to Reproductive Health

Gender equity, equality and mainstreaming are very topical issues presently and most components of reproductive health require gender equity to succeed. Health care workers are constantly going to have to be involved in gender related issues in health. This study was conducted among health students of the College of Medicine of the University of Lagos Teaching Hospital, Idi-Araba. A total sample of 330 students selected by stratified sampling from the 5 various disciplines were included in the study. All the male respondents compared to 93% of the female respondents believed that a woman has human rights. More females [34.6%] than males [18.2%] and more students from the paramedical fields [45.8%] felt it was right for a woman to seek contraception without permission if necessary [