Breaking the silence: Correlates of awareness and usage of emergency contraception amongst youth
Journal Title: Medpulse International Journal of Community Medicine - Year 2018, Vol 5, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Globally 20 million illegal abortions take place every year and out of this 97% occur in developing countries. With decreasing age of menarche and early onset of sexual activity; young people are exposed early to unplanned and unprotected sexual intercourse leading to unwanted pregnancy and subsequently abortions. Many youth have not heard of available modern contraceptive spacing methods though most of them desiring a small family. Objectives: To find out the awareness status and knowledge regarding emergency contraception amongst youth. To assess the utilization pattern of emergency contraception and to find out the correlates of knowledge and utilization of emergency contraception. Methodology: A descriptive, cross sectional study was carried out amongst 424 youth which is mix of students, teaching and non teaching staff of medical, BPT, Nursing college, interns, hospital staff/ non medical staff and patients of a private medical institute by using a pretested self administered questionnaire. Results were analysed using Epi info 7 software. Result and Conclusion: The awareness about emergency contraception amongst youth studied was 58.96 per cent. Out of total aware youth, 52.8% utilized emergency contraception. Awareness about emergency contraception, age more than 19 years, male as decision maker for use of contraception, Sex education during schooling/college, high income, no misconception about EC and no fear of social stigma about EC were found to be the significant correlates for usage of EC.
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Samina M Ausvi, Meraj M Ausavi, Tisha Maria George
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