Table 3 knowledge about emergency contraceptive utilization among female college students in Debre Tabor Town northwest Ethiopia, October 2017 (n = 456)
Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Methods reported as EC | ||
Oral contraceptive pills | 88 | 19.3 |
IUCD | 15 | 3.3 |
Injectable | 25 | 5.5 |
Condoms | 52 | 11.4 |
Norplant | 9 | 2.0 |
Withdrawal | 24 | 5.3 |
Calendar/rhythm | 11 | 2.4 |
All mentioned above | 147 | 32.2 |
I don’t know | 88 | 18.6 |
Mechanism of action of pills as ECs | ||
Prevent ovulation | 76 | 16.7 |
Prevent fertilization | 73 | 16.0 |
Prevent implantation | 28 | 6.1 |
Induced abortion | 19 | 4.2 |
All mentioned above | 82 | 18.0 |
I don’t know | 178 | 39.0 |
Can Ec cause early abortion? | ||
Yes | 169 | 37.1 |
No | 287 | 62.9 |
When taken early, can EC prevent STI? | ||
Yes | 175 | 38.4 |
No | 281 | 61.6 |
Where EC can be obtained? | ||
Pharmacy | 47 | 10.3 |
Governmental health institution | 70 | 15.4 |
Private clinics | 22 | 4.8 |
All mentioned above | 237 | 52.0 |
I don’t know | 80 | 17.5 |
Recommended time to take EC pills? | ||
At any time | 111 | 24.3 |
Within 72 h | 195 | 42.8 |
Within 5 days after sex | 59 | 12.9 |
I don’t know | 91 | 20.0 |
The recommended dose of pills & IUCD | ||
respectively? | 155 | 34.0 |
One dose | 91 | 20.0 |
Two and above dose | 18 | 3.9 |
I don’t remember | 192 | 42.1 |
I don’t know | 169 | 37.1 |
Recommended between doses of pills | ||
12 h apart | 27 | 5.9 |
48 h apart | 89 | 19.5 |
72 h apart | 171 | 37.5 |
I don’t know | ||
Recommended time for IUCD as EC | ||
Within 24 h after sex | 54 | 11.8 |
Within 48 h after sex | 11 | 2.4 |
Within 72 h after sex | 39 | 8.6 |
Within 5 days after sex | 65 | 14.3 |
I don’t know | 287 | 62.9 |
Effectiveness of EC pills | ||
Very effective (99%) | 145 | 31.8 |
Effective (75%) | 41 | 9.0 |
Moderate (50%) | 18 | 3.9 |
Less effective (30%) | 20 | 4.4 |
I don’t know | 232 | 50.9 |
Situation(s) that EC should be taken | ||
When forced to have sex | 52 | 11.4 |
If condom raptured during sex | 27 | 5.9 |
When there are missed pills | 11 | 2.4 |
When there is sex without a contraceptive | 30 | 6.6 |
All mentioned above | 185 | 40.6 |
I don’t know | 151 | 33.1 |
Knowledge of EC (summary index) | ||
Good knowledge | 207 | 45.4 |
Poor knowledge | 249 | 54.6 |