Table 5 Emergency contraceptive practice among female college students, Debre Tabor Town, northwest Ethiopia, October 2017
Variables | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Ever used EC among those who had sex (n = 263) | ||
yes | 74 | 28.1 |
No | 189 | 71.9 |
Ever used EC among unprotected sex (n = 111) | ||
Yes | 37 | 33.3 |
No | 74 | 66.7 |
Methods used as EC (n = 37) | ||
OC pills | 26 | 70.3 |
IUCD | 1 | 2.7 |
Condom | 7 | 18.9 |
Withdrawal | 2 | 5.4 |
Calendar | 1 | 2.7 |
Place obtained (n = 37) | ||
Pharmacy | 11 | 29.7 |
Government health institutions | 3 | 8.1 |
Private clinics | 23 | 62.2 |
How many times used (n = 37) | ||
One dose | 6 | 16.2 |
Two and above | 18 | 48.6 |
I don’t remember | 1 | 2.7 |
As necessary | 12 | 32.4 |
Time EC was used (n = 55) | ||
Within 72 h for pills | 14 | 37.8 |
Within 120 h for IUCD | 12 | 32.4 |
I used as I want | 10 | 27.0 |
I don’t remember | 1 | 2.7 |