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Table 4 Participants perception and attitude towards emergency contraception

From: Pre-service knowledge, perception, and use of emergency contraception among future healthcare providers in northern Ghana

Variables

Agree

Disagree

Not Sure

No.

%

No.

%

No.

%

It is morally wrong to use EC

74

38.74

85

44.50

32

16.75

EC encourages promiscuity

104

54.45

73

38.22

14

7.33

Unmarried adolescents can use EC

103

53.93

72

37.70

16

8.38

Correct use of EC is safe

158

82.72

22

11.52

11

5.76

EC should be widely available

81

42.41

92

48.17

18

9.42

EC is one way of abortion

55

28.80

105

54.97

31

16.23

It is easy to procure EC

125

65.45

53

27.75

13

6.81