Emergency contraception: Knowledge among service providers (nursing staff) in a private medical college

Jindal, Monika; Sharma, Monika; Anand, Shifali; Minhas, Santosh

doi:10.5455/njppp.2020.10.0514020202062020

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“…Every year, 20 million illegal abortions occur worldwide, with 97 percent occurring in underdeveloped nations. 7 Policy makers and education planners in Nepal may benefit from research on Emergency Contraceptive awareness among college students. 8 Furthermore, no study on young college students outside the Kathmandu valley has been conducted to know about the knowledge of the usage of Emergency Contraceptive pills.…”

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Assessment of knowledge towards emergency contraceptives among college students in Ramechhap district of Nepal

Pokharel

Pokharel²,

Shrestha³

2022

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Introduction: A high rate of unintended pregnancy exists among college students as they belong to the sexually active age group. So, it is significant to know the knowledge of college students regarding emergency contraceptives. Objectives: To assess the knowledge of students towards Emergency Contraceptives and to identify the association between male and female students towards knowledge of emergency contraceptives. Method: An online survey in Ramechhap district among college students studying in bachelor’s and master’s level was conducted from March 15, 2022 to April 10, 2022 where total of 169 students participated. Non parametric test was used to find the result of the objectives. Result: The study showed that 83.4% students had the knowledge of Emergency Contraceptive pills and 59.2% of students first heard about such pills in the last 5 Years. Among them 79.9% of students knew where to get Emergency Contraceptive pills, 24.2% of students know the Emergency Contraceptive pills works if there is menstrual delay. Only 56.9% of students know the time to take Emergency Contraceptives pills after unprotected sexual intercourse and 46.7% of students know that the Emergency Contraceptive pill is not used for regular contraception. Only 49.1% of students know the right number of tablets that needs to be consumed after unprotected intercourse. Conclusion: Majority of the students are aware of the Emergency Contraceptive pills however they have limited understanding about it. In comparison to female students, male had better understanding about Emergency Contraceptives.

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Assessment of knowledge towards emergency contraceptives among college students in Ramechhap district of Nepal

Pokharel

Pokharel²,

Shrestha³

2022

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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of community pharmacists providing over-the-counter emergency hormonal contraception: a scoping review

Nona,

Ray,

Taylor

et al. 2024

International Journal of Pharmacy Practice

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Objectives Reducing the rate and impact of unintended pregnancy through effective contraception is a public health goal. Since deregulation, globally, ease of access to community pharmacists has enabled them to play a key role in the provision of emergency hormonal contraceptive pills (ECP). The aim of this scoping review is to explore pharmacists’ overall knowledge of and attitudes and practices towards the provision of emergency contraception. Methods A systematic literature search for the period from 1999 to 2023 was conducted using Scopus, Medline (Ovid), CINAHL, Emcare, Web of Science, and Google Scholar. Keywords such as emergency contraception, emergency contraceptive, morning after pill, plan B, pharmacist, community pharmacist, and pharmacy were applied. Articles published only in English that described the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of community pharmacists providing emergency contraception were included in this review. Key findings Twenty studies met the inclusion criteria. Despite positive attitudes towards the provision of ECP, there is a clear deficit in both the knowledge and counselling practices of pharmacists, with some pharmacists lacking an open attitude towards the supply of ECP to adolescents and third parties. Usage of a private counselling area ranged from 0% to 90% highlighting privacy for patients seeking ECPs is lacking during consultations. In countries where practice guidelines are available, these are often not being optimally utilized. Conclusions This review has highlighted gaps in pharmacists’ knowledge and counselling practices, demonstrating shortcomings in pharmacists’ education, training, and application of professional practice guidelines. Future research on ECP guidelines is recommended to improve implementation and usability in practice.

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Emergency contraception: Knowledge among service providers (nursing staff) in a private medical college

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Assessment of knowledge towards emergency contraceptives among college students in Ramechhap district of Nepal

Assessment of knowledge towards emergency contraceptives among college students in Ramechhap district of Nepal

Knowledge, attitudes, and practices of community pharmacists providing over-the-counter emergency hormonal contraception: a scoping review

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