Journal of Pain Management & Medicine

Fekadu Yadassa Tesso

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• Research Article
  Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Emergency Contraceptives among Mizan-Tepi University Female Students, South West Ethiopia
  Author(s): Bisrat Zeleke Shiferaw, Bosena Tebeje Gashaw and Fekadu Yadassa TessoBisrat Zeleke Shiferaw, Bosena Tebeje Gashaw and Fekadu Yadassa Tesso
  
  Background: Emergency contraception is a type of modern contraception which is used after unprotected sexual intercourse, following sexual abuse, misuse of regular contraception or non-use of contraception. University students fall under sexually active age group and form a high-risk group for unintended pregnancy because a large percentage of them engage in sporadic pre- marital sex, which could be prevented by using emergency contraception. Objective: The aim of the study was to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of emergency contraceptives among female students in Mizan-Tepi University, South West Ethiopia. Methods: For the study, a cross-sectional, Institution based study was conducted from March 10-30, 2014. A multistage sampling technique was used to select the study participants. Data were cleaned, coded and entered in to Epi-data 3.1 and analyzed using SPSS .. View More»
  DOI: 10.35248/2684-1320.16.2.111

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