Awareness of Emergency Contraception among Pregnant Women in North-West Nigeria
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2018, Vol 17, Issue 3
Abstract
Background Unintended pregnancy is a major challenge to the reproductive health of young adults especially, in developing countries like Nigeria where roughly one in every five pregnancies is unplanned. Emergency contraception (EC) has been shown to prevent up to 86% of expected pregnancies when administered within 72 hours of unprotected coitus. Aim This study assessed the awareness of emergency contraception among pregnant women attending antenatal care in a tertiary health institution in Sokoto, Northwestern Nigeria. Subjects and methods This was a cross-sectional study performed among women attending antenatal care at the UsmanuDanfodiyo University Teaching Hospital (UDUTH), Sokoto. An interviewer-administered questionnaire was the instrument of data collection. The questionnaire was pretested among nonparticipants and contained the sociodemographic data of the subjects,assessment of the knowledge, attitude and practice of EC. Results There were 360 respondents, majority 314 (87.2 %) were between the ages of 21 and 35 years and the mean age was 27.7 (SD ± 5.0) years. Most of the respondentsattained secondary school level of education 319(88.6%), were mainly of the Hausa/Fulani ethnic group 22 (63.6%), and belonged to the Islamic religion 261(72.5 %). About 33.3 % (120/360) of the respondents were aware of EC and most 54 (45 %) of their information was obtained from friends. There was statistically significance difference between the educational status, religion and place of residence of the participants to awareness of EC (P=0.05). The emergency contraceptive pills (progesterone only and combined pills) were the most common types of EC known to the respondents 110 (91.6%). Only 14 (11.7%) of them could determine the correct time for taking EC and 9 (7.5%) had ever used EC. The identified barriers to the use of EC include; fears of safety, side effects and religious belief. Conclusion The awareness of EC in this study is very low and only very few could determine the correct timing of use. Misconception, fear of side effects and religious belief are among the barriers to the use of EC.
Authors and Affiliations
Burodo AT, Singh S, Ladan AA, Nwobodo EI, Nnadi DC, Hassan M, Magaji BA
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP369837
- DOI 10.9790/0853-1703142428.
- Views 58
- Downloads 0
Etiology and Pattern of Traumatic Dental Injuries (TDI) in the Primary Dentition of 4 to 6 Year old Children reporting to a Tertiary Dental Setting - a Descriptive Study
Aims: The aims of the study were to assess the etiology and pattern of distribution of traumatic injuries to the teeth of 4 to 6 year old children reporting to tertiary dental setting, Kottayam and to compare the prevale...
Acute Hepatitis Induced Pancreatitis; Uncommon Etiology of A Common Disease
.
Validation of Cornel Brown Scale for Quality of Life Assessment in persons with Dementia in Bengali: A study from Eastern India
Dementia is an umbrella term used to describe a range of progressive neurological disorders, that is, conditions affecting the brain . Dementia has substantial influence on the quality of life of the patients with dement...
A study on the Knowledge, Attitude & Practice of Antibiotic usage and resistance among Under graduate medical students in a rural medical college – questionnaire based study
Antibiotic resistance (ABR) is considered to be a type of drug resistance where some or all populations of a bacterial species survive after exposure to antibiotics. 1 Antibiotics are the most frequently prescribed drugs...
Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome Postpartum – A Case Report
Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES) was first described in 1996 by Hinchey et al1 as a clinical syndrome characterized by confusion or decreased level of consciousness, lethargy, nausea, headache, visual...