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    The attitude of married women towards virginity among young ladies in Ilorin Metropolis
    (Association of Sociologists of Education of Nigeria (ASEN)., 2017-10-17) Aburime A. O.; Jekayinfa, O. J.; Odejobi, S. O.
    Virginity and its effects have been a major source of concern within llorin Metropolis, The main objective of the study was to investigate attitude of married women towards virginity among young ladies in llorin metropolis. The research design adopted for the study was a descriptive research survey and it considered variables of age, educational qualification and religion. The researchers employed the simple random sampling technique which was used to select 100 married women in llorin metropolis. The researchers developed a questionnaire which was used to elicit information from the respondents. It consists of two sections; section A deals with their personal data, while section B contains 20 items relating to the subject matter of the study. The findings of the study showed that 87% of the respondents viewed virginity as very important while the remaining 13% viewed virginity as less important. Also, findings that there is a significant difference in the attitude of married women towards virginity among young ladies in llorin metropolis based on age and educational qualification while there is no significant difference in the attitude of married women towards virginity among young ladies in llorin metropolis based on religion. Based on the findings of the study, it was concluded that much emphasis should be placed on virginity in the society because this will help curb the issue of divorce and enhance marital stability.It was recommended that Government should place more emphasis on sex education. Also, counseling should start from home to school and through all the levels of education from primary school to tertiary institutions.There should be seminars, symposium, on sex, sex education, virginity and all issues related to marriage and workshop on other viral sexual diseases.