Gynecology & Obstetrics
Open Access
ISSN: 2161-0932
ISSN: 2161-0932
Aditya Gajera
Posters: Gynecol Obstet (Sunnyvale)
Objective: To study knowledge and attitude towards emergency contraception in undergraduate medical students and to evaluate factors affecting it. Method: Pre-validated questionnaire was given to the undergraduate medical students. 1 hr seminar was conducted on emergency contraception for those who did not learn about it. After 7 days, same questionnaire was provided to them. Descriptive statistics and appropriate statistical comparisons were used. Results: Total 316 undergraduate medical students participated in the study.154 students were included in group A (not learnt emergency contraception) whereas 162 students (learnt emergency contraception) in group B. 2 of 154 (1.3%) students of group A showed the adequate knowledge (>75% correct answer) before seminar. After conducting seminar for these students, 20 of 146 (13.7%) students achieved adequate knowledge. Average knowledge of these students was significantly increased after seminar [41�16.88% vs. 59.32�14.46%; P<0.05]. However, it was not achieved up to the level of participants of Group B. Attitude score of group A students significantly improved after attending 1 hour seminar [36.24�10.93 vs. 41.5�10.87; P<0.05]. 36 of 162 (22.2%) students from group B showed adequate knowledge. Average knowledge of group B students was 64.73�12.15% whereas average attitude score was 42.9�9.79. 86.4%, 87% and 89.3% students were not able to describe about emergency contraception, different methods of emergency contraception and advantages of intra-uterine devices over emergency contraception pills, respectively. 82.1% students showed positive interest in learning more about emergency contraception and 70.1% students agreed to recommend use of emergency contraception in future. Students having good knowledge showed more positive attitude towards emergency contraception [r=0.41, P<0.05].