Knowledge, attitude, and practice on emergency contraceptives among female university students in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Abstract

Background: Unwanted pregnancy followed by unsafe abortion can be avoided by using different contraceptive methods, including emergency contraceptives. Information on knowledge, attitude and practice of emergency contraceptives among women is particularly important because of high rates of teenage and unwanted pregnancies as well as soaring STI and HIV/AIDS rates. Objectives: The aim of the study was to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of emergency contraceptives among young females. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 774 female students at

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“…Married women usually use maintenance contraceptives rather than ECs. Our finding is greater than those of studies conducted in Ethiopia: Adama University 26.7% [19], Arba Minch college students 2.7% [26], Addis Ababa University 4.9% [20,21], Hawassa University 10.8% [23,32], Mekelle University 24.2% [25,33], and Wachamo University 44.4% [24]. This discrepancy might be due to some differences, like time gap among the studies, level of knowledge, and some reproductive characteristics.…”

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“…The finding has revealed that 81.4% of the respondents have heard about EC. However, their actual level of knowledge of EC is generally low (21.9%): Though the level of knowledge is comparable to a study conducted in Jimma University (22.8%), it is lower than those conducted in Bahir Dar University (34.8%) and Addis Ababa university (43.5%) [16,19]. It is even much lower compared to the studies conducted among universities in other African countries such as Jamaica (84%), Nigeria (58%), and Cameroon (63%), all documented a rate greater than 50% [20][21][22].…”

Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Behaviour towards Emergency Contraceptive among Female Students of Fasiledes Preparatory School, Gondar, Ethiopia

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