Table 5 Types of Emergency Contraceptives used by women of reproductive age in Sub-Saharan Africa

Aziken, Okonta & Ande, 2003

Combined oral contraceptives, Dedicated levonorgestrel-only pills, Menstrogen, Brown codeine, Ampicillin, Quinine, Ergometrine & Gynaecosid

Mqhayi et al, 2004

All

Ikeme, Ezegwui & Uzodimma, 2005

Postinor

Ebuehi, Ekanem & Ebuehi, 2006

Menstrogen, Postinor, combined oral contraceptives, Levonorgestrel & Noriday

Myer et al, 2007

All

Kongnyuy et al, 2007

All

Addo & Tagoe-Darko, 2009

N-tablets, contraceptive Pills, Postinor, and an IUCD

Tilahun, Assefa & Belachew 2010

ECPs, IUCD & didn’t remember the type.

Opoku & Kwaununu, 2011

All

Ahmed et al, 2012

All

Hoque & Ghuman, 2012

Norlevo, Ovral, Microval, Nordette, IUCD

Tesfaye, Tilahun & Girma, 2012

Progesterone only pills & IUCD

Abate, Assefa & Alemayehu 2014

All

Amalba et al, 2014

All

Chin-Quee et al, 2014

All

Morgan, Keesbury &Speizer, 2014

All

Nibabe & Mgutshini, 2014

All

Yam et al, 2014

All

Mane et al, 2015

All

Shiferaw, Gashaw & Tesso, 2015

Emergency Contraceptive Pills & IUCD

Abiodun, 2016

All

Onasoga et al, 2016

Postinor-2 & Don’t know

Hernandez et al, 2017 #

Douching, drinking salted water or sodas, using herbal concoction or even jumping hard, antibiotics, deworming medicines (Décaris, Tanzol) & antimalarial medicines (quinine, tetracycline)

Ajayi et al, 2017

Postinor. Non-EC drugs reported: menstrogen, gynacocied, antibiotics, Cytotec, Andrews liver salt, MNB 760, Alabukun, salt and water, alcohol, lime, potash, and yoyo bitters

Rokicki & Merten, 2018 #

Postinor 2

Mishore, Woldemariam & Huluka, 2019

Pills, IUCD & Implants and Injectable

Mohammed, Abdulai & Iddrisu, 2019

IUCD