Emergency Contraceptives: Knowledge and Practice towards Its Use among Ethiopian Female College Graduating Students
Joint Authors
Mishore, Kirubel Minsamo
Huluka, Solomon Assefa
Woldemariam, Abebaw Demissie
Source
International Journal of Reproductive Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2019, Issue 2019 (31 Dec. 2019), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2019-01-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
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 participants who had ever heard of ECs, 140 (70.0%) had good knowledge.
Among the 214 graduating female students, 66 (33.0%) had ever used EC.
Being above the age of 20 years old, father’s and mother’s literacy were found to be determinants of knowledge of EC.
Moreover, knowledge was the only determinant factor of practice of EC.
Conclusion.
Most of the respondents had relatively good knowledge of EC.
The study revealed that female students of older age and higher educational status of parents had higher knowledge and practice of EC.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Mishore, Kirubel Minsamo& Woldemariam, Abebaw Demissie& Huluka, Solomon Assefa. 2019. Emergency Contraceptives: Knowledge and Practice towards Its Use among Ethiopian Female College Graduating Students. International Journal of Reproductive Medicine،Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-8.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Mishore, Kirubel Minsamo…[et al.]. Emergency Contraceptives: Knowledge and Practice towards Its Use among Ethiopian Female College Graduating Students. International Journal of Reproductive Medicine No. 2019 (2019), pp.1-8.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Mishore, Kirubel Minsamo& Woldemariam, Abebaw Demissie& Huluka, Solomon Assefa. Emergency Contraceptives: Knowledge and Practice towards Its Use among Ethiopian Female College Graduating Students. International Journal of Reproductive Medicine. 2019. Vol. 2019, no. 2019, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1168634
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1168634