Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding emergency contraception among nurses and nursing students in two hospitals in Nairobi, Kenya

Gichangi, Peter; Karanja, Joseph; Kigondu, Christine; Fonck, Karoline; Temmerman, Marleen

doi:10.1016/s0010-7824(99)00023-2

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“…Similar study done among 205 university students in Jamaica showed that most students felt, emergency contraceptive where important option for women however some feared ECP might be over used [12,13].…”

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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

Dangachew¹

2017

Reprod Syst Sex Disord

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Section: Attitude Towards Emergency Contraceptionmentioning

confidence: 84%

Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Emergency Contraceptive Use among Female Students in Harar Preparatory Schools, Harari Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia

Dangachew¹

2017

Reprod Syst Sex Disord

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“…was conducted among 167 nurses and 63 nursing students in Nairobi, Kenya revealed that poor knowledge among nurses about the applications and side effects of EC. 4 Among 60 respondents, majority of the nursing personnel had positive attitude on EC. Correct response on attitude towards EC (mean/percentage) was 8.60(78.18%).…”

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Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Emergency Contraception Among Nursing Personnel

Thapa

2013

J Chitwan Med Coll

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Emergency contraception plays vital role reducing maternal mortality substantially and improves maternal health by avoiding unwanted pregnancy and unsafe abortion. The objective of this study was to find out the knowledge and attitude of nursing personnel regarding emergency contraception. On an average, 96.33% of nursing personnel had knowledge on general information of Emergency Contraception (EC), 88.78% had knowledge about intrauterine contraceptive device as EC, 66.1% had knowledge on general information of emergency contraceptive pills, 65.5% had knowledge on its dosage and administration and only 59.05% had knowledge on its side effects and their management. On an average, 72.83% of them had knowledge on EC as a whole. More than three-fourth (78.18%) of them had positive attitude towards EC. When comparing nurses' knowledge between educational qualifications, training on EC, duration of experience and between inservice training on family planning counseling, there was statistically no significant difference on knowledge between these variables. When studying the correlation between nurses' knowledge and attitude regarding EC, it was found to be moderately correlated (r = 0.537). Based on the findings, it is concluded that on an average majority of nursing personnel tend to have knowledge on emergency contraception as a whole. Majority of them are likely to have positive attitude towards EC. Knowledge regarding emergency contraception is not related to different variables. Nurses' knowledge and attitude regarding emergency contraception have positive correlation.

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“…Similar results have been obtained by researchers from Kerala and Nairobi, Kenya; while contrasting findings were reported by studies from North-West India and Bangalore. [17][18][19][20] Activation of the learner's prior knowledge is a pre-requisite for knowledge transfer. 21 Reflection and self-learning during CBL discussions enable transfer of past knowledge so that students become adept in generalising their knowledge to a broad range of contexts and to apply it in practical settings.…”

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Effect of case-based learning in reproductive physiology on cognitive domain scores of first-year medical students in Western India

Bhattacharya

Malgaonkar

Kartikeyan

2017

Int J Reprod Contracept Obstet Gynecol

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Background: The Medical Council of India has recommended early clinical exposure, problem-oriented approach and case-based learning throughout the graduate medical curriculum. Case-based learning is a teaching-learning model that helps effective use of student and faculty time.Methods: This complete-enumeration, before-and-after type of educational intervention study (without controls) was conducted in a municipal medical college in Western India. After explaining the objectives of the study to first-year medical students, aged 18 years and above, of either sex, written informed consent was obtained from students (n=55) who were willing to participate in the study. The pre-test was conducted after lectures by faculty from the Departments of Physiology and Community Medicine. An identical post-test was administered after case-based learning, which was conducted by the same faculty in two sub-groups. The outcome studied was the difference in cognitive domain scores after attending lectures (by a pre-test) and case-based learning (by a post-test).Results: The overall mean score increased from 5.36 ± 0.97 (95% CI: 5.11 - 5.62) in the pre-test to 6.49 ± 1.14 (95% CI: 6.19 - 6.79) in the post-test. The differences between the pre- and post-test correct responses were statistically significant for two questions.Conclusions: The participating first-year medical students had adequate basic knowledge of reproductive physiology. Gender differences in correct responses were statistically significant for few questions. Use of case scenarios enhanced cognitive domain scores.

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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding emergency contraception among nurses and nursing students in two hospitals in Nairobi, Kenya

Cited by 31 publications

References 9 publications

Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Emergency Contraceptive Use among Female Students in Harar Preparatory Schools, Harari Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia

Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Emergency Contraceptive Use among Female Students in Harar Preparatory Schools, Harari Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia

Knowledge and Attitude Regarding Emergency Contraception Among Nursing Personnel

Effect of case-based learning in reproductive physiology on cognitive domain scores of first-year medical students in Western India

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