Emergency Contraceptives: Knowledge and Practice towards Its Use among Ethiopian Female College Graduating Students

Kirubel Minsamo Mishore
Abebaw Demissie Woldemariam
Solomon Assefa Huluka

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Publication date

January 2019

DOI

10.1155/2019/9397876

Publisher

Hindawi Limited

Journal

International Journal of Reproductive Medicine

Abstract

Introduction. Ethiopia has a high incidence of unwanted pregnancies and incomplete and unsafe abortions, particularly among adolescents. This can be avoided by using different contraceptive methods including emergency contraceptives (EC). This study aimed to assess the knowledge and practice of EC among female college graduating students in Harar, Eastern Ethiopia. Methods. Institution based cross-sectional study was conducted on 214 female students selected from two randomly selected colleges. Data was collected using a self-administered questionnaire and analyzed using SPSS for Windows version 20.1. Level of significance was taken at P <0.05. Results. The mean (±SD) age of the participants was 21.06 (±2.14) years. Of the 200 (93.5%) study...

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