Table 3 Knowledge about emergency contraception among female students, Mizan-Tepi University, south west Ethiopia, March, 2014 (n = 332)
Knowledge assessment items | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
Where do you think emergency contraception could be obtained | ||
Pharmacy/Health facility | 87 | 26.2 |
Any shops | 143 | 43.1 |
I don’t know | 102 | 30.7 |
Which one of these drugs can be used for emergency contraception | ||
Combined oral contraceptive | 98 | 29.5 |
Progesterone only pills & IUCD | 90 | 27.1 |
Anti-biotic like ampicillin | 34 | 10.2 |
I don’t know | 110 | 33.2 |
When taken early, emergency contraception prevent sexually transmitted infections | ||
Yes | 158 | 47.5 |
No | 51 | 15.4 |
I don’t know | 123 | 37.1 |
Situation(s) that emergency contraception should be taken | ||
If condom ruptured during intercourse | 109 | 32.8 |
When there is a missed pill | 78 | 23.4 |
When forced to have sex/rape | 140 | 42.1 |
When there is failure of contraception | 169 | 50.9 |
I don’t know | 145 | 43.6 |
The recommended maximum time limit to take emergency contraception pills | ||
Within 24 h after sex | 120 | 36.1 |
Within 72 h after sex | 94 | 28.3 |
Within 5 days after sex | 42 | 12.7 |
I don’t know | 76 | 22.9 |
Effectiveness of emergency contraception pills in preventing pregnancy | ||
Highly effective (>95 %) | 52 | 15.7 |
Effective (75–89 %) | 68 | 20.5 |
Less effective (<10 %) | 29 | 8.7 |
Not effective at all | 40 | 12.0 |
I don’t know | 143 | 43.1 |
Recommended number of dose of emergency contraception pills | ||
One dose | 50 | 15.1 |
Two doses | 54 | 16.3 |
Three doses | 35 | 10.5 |
I don’t know | 193 | 58.1 |
Recommended time between the doses of emergency contraception pills | ||
Twelve hours apart | 49 | 14.8 |
Twenty-four hours apart | 45 | 13.5 |
Seventy-two hours apart | 50 | 15.1 |
I don’t know | 188 | 56.6 |
Knowledge of EC (Summary index) | ||
Good knowledge | 80 | 24.1 |
Poor knowledge | 252 | 75.9 |