ArticleContraception and reproductive medicine2019
Pre-service knowledge, perception, and use of emergency contraception among future healthcare providers in northern Ghana.
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Awareness & Use of Emergency Contraception Among Women Attending Kidwany MCH Center , Assiut City
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- Awareness and use of emergency contraception among women attending antenatal clinic in a tertiary hospital in Nigeria.Journal of the Turkish German Gynecological Association · 2025Article
- Capturing Emergency Contraceptive Pill Use: Critical Reflections on Measurement and Reporting.Studies in family planning · 2025Article
- Factors Associated With the Utilization of Emergency Contraceptives by Female College Students in Rural Ghana: A Cross-Sectional Study.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Use and awareness of emergency contraceptives among women of reproductive age in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review.Contraception and reproductive medicine · 2022Article
- Factors influencing the use of emergency contraceptives among reproductive age women in the Kwadaso Municipality, Ghana.PloS one · 2022Article
- Attitudes and Practices of Healthcare Professionals and Clinical Medical Students on Contraception: A Cross-Sectional Study in Cape Coast, Ghana.International journal of reproductive medicine · 2021Article
- Maternal obstetric and socio-demographic determinants of low birth weight: a retrospective cross-sectional study in Ghana.Reproductive health · 2019Article
- Knowledge and practices of emergency contraception use and associated factors among female undergraduate students in Northern Uganda: A cross-sectional study.Women's health (London, England)Article
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Abstract
backgroundEmergency contraception, if used properly, can prevent up to over 95 % of unwanted and mistimed pregnancies. However, a number of obstacle including healthcare providers knowledge, perception, and attitude towards emergency contraception (EC) prevent women and adolescents from having access to EC.
methodsThis was a cross-sectional study among 191 female final year nursing and midwifery students of Tamale Nurses and Midwives Training College in the Northern Region of Ghana. Purposive sampling method was used to sample 100 students from the nursing programme and 91 from the midwifery programme. Chi-square and Fisher's exact tests were performed to determine factors associated with awareness about EC and use of EC.
resultsOver four-fifths, 166(86.91%), of the participants indicated they had heard about EC prior to the study. Majority (80.10%) of the participants correctly indicated the time within which to take emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs). More than half, 105(54.97%), of the participants did not know the appropriate time within which to use IUD as EC. Almost four-fifths, 74(38.74%), of the participants indicated it is morally wrong to use EC and more than half, (
conclusionThough there was a relatively high level of EC awareness and knowledge among the students, some students lacked detailed knowledge about the method, especially the use of IUD as EC. We found that it was easy to access EC in the study area but the use of EC was low among the students. Most of the students demonstrated a positive attitude towards EC, but many of them believed EC encourages promiscuous sexual behaviour and that it is morally wrong to use EC. The curriculum for nursing and midwifery education should provide opportunity for detailed information and practical knowledge on EC to demystify negative perceptions and attitudes of nursing and midwifery students towards EC and other forms of contraception and to improve their knowledge on EC.
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