A Study on Knowledge and Use of Emergency Contraceptive Pills among Female Sex Workers of Ahmedabad
Journal Title: National Journal of Community Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 9, Issue 10
Abstract
Background: Female Sex Workers (FSWs) are at high risk for unin-tended pregnancy. One of the key interventions to reduce unintended pregnancy and unsafe abortion is availability of emergency contracep-tion. The present study was con-ducted to assess the knowledge ,attitude and practices regarding ECPs among FSWs of Ahmedabad as well as the hazards of overusing it. Methods: A cross sectional com-munity based study was carried out among 1023 FSWs in Ahmedabad during February 2014 to June 2014. FSWs were interviewed by system-atic random sampling using a standard pre designed and pretest-ed semi- structured proforma. Results: Overall, 45.3% of the FSWs had ever heard of ECPs when asked directly and all of them mentioned ECPs by name spontaneously. Knowledge of ECP was inde-pendently associated with age, edu-cation, marital status, type of family and the socioeconomic status of the FSWs. Only 15.6% of FSWs had ever used ECPs. Conclusion: The study pointed out the need for increasing the knowledge of FSWs about emergen-cy contraception pills as well as making them aware about the haz-ards of overusing it.
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Rachna Kapoor, Mayank Patel, Himanshu Nayak
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