Table 3 Knowledge of contraceptive methods among female students in Bahir Dar and Gondar Universities, Northwest Ethiopia, May 2011
Knowledge of Contraception | Frequency | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Pills | ||
 Yes | 483 | 77.5 |
 No | 140 | 22.5 |
IUCD | ||
 Yes | 422 | 67.7 |
 No | 201 | 32.3 |
Injectables | Â | Â |
 Yes | 467 | 75.0 |
 No | 156 | 25.0 |
Implants | ||
 Yes | 441 | 70.8 |
 No | 182 | 29.2 |
Knows Condom use | ||
 Yes | 511 | 82.0 |
 No | 112 | 18.0 |
Heard about EOC | ||
 Yes | 418 | 67.1 |
 No | 205 | 32.9 |
Learned about EOC in past | ||
 Yes | 235 | 47.7 |
 No | 258 | 52.3 |
Proper time to take EOC | Â | Â |
 Within 72 hours | 293 | 70.1 |
 Within 120hours/5days/ | 23 | 5.5 |
 I don't know | 105 | 25.1 |
Effectiveness of EOC to prevent pregnancy | ||
 Highly effective | 191 | 45.7 |
 Not effective | 49 | 11.7 |
 I don’t know | 178 | 42.5 |
EC can prevents STI | ||
 Yes | 243 | 39 |
 No | 380 | 61 |
Condom prevents STI | ||
 Yes | 309 | 60.5 |
 No | 202 | 39.5 |
Ever use of Condom | ||
 Yes | 50 | 48.1 |
 No | 54 | 51.9 |