ArticleEuropean journal of midwifery2021
Emergency contraceptive utilization and associated factors among college students in Dire Dawa City, Eastern Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study.
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- 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
- Qualitative study on stigma as a barrier to emergency contraceptive pill use among university students in the Lango subregion, Uganda.BMJ open · 2024Article
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- Less than one in five teenage women in Ethiopia know about emergency contraception.Frontiers in global women's health · 2024Article
- Sexual and reproductive health experiences, access to services, and sources of information among university students in Ethiopia.Frontiers in reproductive health · 2023Article
- Nursing Students' Knowledge, Awareness, and Experiences of Emergency Contraception Pills' Use.Journal of clinical medicine · 2022Article
- 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
- 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
introductionEmergency contraception is a contraceptive method that can be used to prevent pregnancy after unprotected sexual intercourse. Higher education students fall under the sexually active age group and form a high-risk group for unintended pregnancy, because of limited utilization of emergency contraception. The aim of this study was to assess emergency contraceptive utilization and associated factors among college students in Dire Dawa City, Eastern Ethiopia.
methodsAn institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted in May 2019. A total of 286 students using simple random sampling technique were included in the study. Data were collected by using self-administered questionnaires and entered into EpiData (Classic) Entry version 3.1 and analysed using SPSS version 24.0. Binary and multivariable logistic regression analysis were done to determine the association between the outcome and predictor variables.
resultsA total of 286 female students participated in the study giving a response rate of 100%. Eighty-six (86) participants had a history of sexual practice, and 60 (69.7%) had ever used emergency contraceptive. Having knowledge about emergency contraceptive (AOR=3.24; 95% CI: 1.32-7.98), age at first sexual intercourse ≥20 years (AOR=4.04; 95% CI: 1.72-9.52), history of previous pregnancy (AOR=3.12; 95% CI: 1.34-7.24) and previous use of regular contraceptives (AOR=5.01; 95% CI: 2.23-11.27) were found to be significant predictors of emergency contraceptive utilization.
conclusionsThis study showed that emergency contraceptive utilization among female college students having unprotected sexual intercourse is still low. Level of knowledge, age at first sexual intercourse, previous use of regular contraceptives and history of pregnancy were major predictors of emergency contraceptive utilization. Therefore, focus on awareness creation activity and delaying sexual activity is recommended.
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