Practices And Challenges Of Utilizing Emergency Contraceptive The Case Of First Year Female Undergraduate Regular Students Of Addis Ababa University

The purpose of this research was to investigate the practice and challenges of utilizingrnemergency contraceptive (EC) by first year regular female students OF Addis Abeba university.rnTo this end, descriptive survey design methods were employed. Sources of data were first yearrnfemale regular students from two colleges, nurses and pharmacist of AAU clinical from the mainrncampus. Data collection tools were questionnaire, semi: structured interview and documentrnanalysis.rnThe data analysis led to the following major findings; Out of the total 90 female first year ofrnAAU students 67(74.4%) of them ever had sexual intercourse at age 16-23 . Out of 40(44.4%) ofrnthe whole respondents who had ever heard about, 40% knew at least one correct method of ECrnwhile only 25% correctly identified 72 hours as the time limit for the method use. The keyrninformants’ interview among health care providers also ascertained lack of adequate knowledgernand experience on EC regimens.rnThere is lack of adequate knowledge of EC among both female and the service Providers.rnTherefore, there is a need to address first year students by expanding information and educationrnabout EC methods and to build providers capacity through trainings

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