ArticleContraception and reproductive medicine2020
Assessment of emergency contraceptives utilization and associated factors among female college students at Debre Tabor town.
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- A systematic review and meta-analysis of attitude and knowledge involving emergency oral contraceptive use in patients and healthcare providers.International journal of clinical pharmacy · 2022Pooled it
- Cross-sectional study on the knowledge, attitude, and experience of emergency contraception among female students of the University of Sierra Leone.Contraception and reproductive medicine · 2026Article
- Emergency contraception knowledge, utilization and its determinants among selected young females in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.Contraception and reproductive medicine · 2025Article
- Knowledge and use of emergency contraceptive methods and associated factors among female youth college students in Gondar city, Northwest Ethiopia, 2023.BMC women's health · 2024Article
- Assessment of knowledge on emergency contraceptives and factors associated with utilization among female students in Bonga College of Education, Southwest Region, Ethiopia: cross-sectional study.BMC medical education · 2024Article
- Emergency contraceptive utilization and associated factors among adolescents and young adults in Gulu East Division, Northern Uganda.Women's health (London, England)Article
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Abstract
backgroundUnwanted pregnancy is a significant public health problem worldwide. In higher education, students are exposed to the risk of unintended pregnancy, abortion, and its related negative consequences.
objectiveThe objective of this study was to assess the magnitude of emergency contraceptives and factors associated with its utilization among college female students at Debre Tabor Town, Northwest Ethiopia.
methodsA cross-sectional, institutional-based study was conducted from June to October 2017. A multi-stage stratified sampling technique was applied to select the study participants. Data were cleaned, coded, and entered into Epi info 7 and exported to SPSS version 20 for analysis. Bivariable and multivariable logistic regression was used to identify the association between the use of emergency contraception and the predictor variables. The P-value less than 0.05 at 95% CI was taken as statistical significance.
resultsA total of 821 respondents participated with a response rate of 97.6%. The finding showed that 33.3% of them have used emergency contraceptives following unprotected sex. Female students' knowledge about emergency contraceptive [AOR: 2.3; 95% CI 1.20, 4.25], age with 20-24 years category [AOR: 2.3; 95% CI 1.21, 4.49] and married [AOR: 2.8; 95% CI 1.22, 6.21] and divorced [AOR: 4.9; 95% CI 1.12, 21.08] students were found to be significant predictors of EC utilization.
conclusionsThis study revealed that the level of emergency contraceptive utilization was low. Students' level of knowledge about an emergency contraceptive, age at present, and marital status were found to be the major predictor for emergency contraceptive utilization. Therefore, responsible bodies should develop strategies that enhance the knowledge level of students at the college level on the effective utilization of emergency contraceptive methods.
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