2017
DOI: 10.4172/2161-038x.1000215
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Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Emergency Contraceptive Use among Female Students in Harar Preparatory Schools, Harari Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia

Abstract: Background: Emergency contraceptives could prevent pregnancy after unprotected sexual intercourse, including coerced sex, as well as situation when no method is used or method failure or incorrect method use. This method has the potential to prevent up to 75% of unplanned pregnancies.

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“…Proper use of EC within the right time interval would prevent unintended pregnancy and its damaging effects like unwanted childbirth and unsafe and risky abortion [ 21 ]. In our study majority of the students 279 (84.5%) heard about EC this is better compared to findings of a study conducted in Jimma (10.1%) [ 22 ], Fiche town (34.1%) [ 23 ], Mizan (73.3) [ 16 ] and Addis Ababa (84.2%) [ 23 ]. But relatively lower knowledge level in Mekelle (90.7%) [ 24 ] and Harar (93.5%) [ 18 ] This difference might be due better information education and communication (IEC) and media coverage in bigger cities regarding emergency contraceptives.…”
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“…Proper use of EC within the right time interval would prevent unintended pregnancy and its damaging effects like unwanted childbirth and unsafe and risky abortion [ 21 ]. In our study majority of the students 279 (84.5%) heard about EC this is better compared to findings of a study conducted in Jimma (10.1%) [ 22 ], Fiche town (34.1%) [ 23 ], Mizan (73.3) [ 16 ] and Addis Ababa (84.2%) [ 23 ]. But relatively lower knowledge level in Mekelle (90.7%) [ 24 ] and Harar (93.5%) [ 18 ] This difference might be due better information education and communication (IEC) and media coverage in bigger cities regarding emergency contraceptives.…”
Section: Discussioncontrasting
confidence: 56%
“…According to findings of the current study out of 90 (27.2%) sexually active study participants 41% of them had a history of unprotected sex and only (40.5%) of them used EC afterwards. This utilization level better compared to findings from Addis Ababa (30.7%) [18], Harar (24.8%) [17], Mizan (31.7%) [16] and Nigeria from abroad 15.2% [31] from abroad. But lower compared to high schools in Mekelle (60.5%) [22] and 51.8% in Nepal [26].…”
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confidence: 52%
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