Emergency contraception awareness in reproductive women
International Journal of Development Research
Emergency contraception awareness in reproductive women
Received 13th July, 2017; Received in revised form 24th August, 2017; Accepted 17th September, 2017; Published online 10th October, 2017
Copyright ©2017, Viha Vaishalee et al. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Unprotected sexual intercourse lead to unintended pregnancies and unsafe abortions. Emergency contraceptives offer safe and effective emergency intervention. Study included both married and unmarried women of 18 – 40 yrs of age. A pre-validated questionnaire was used regarding knowledge of emergency contraceptive pill and its usage. 17% of the participants are aware of Emergency Contraceptive, 38% participants have knowledge regarding the correct timing of Emergency Contraceptive. 54% of the participants believe that Emergency Contraceptive is effective. There is urgent need for dissemination of information regarding proper use of emergency contraception in the society.
