Ebuehi O M, Ekanem E E, Ebuehi O A T
Institute of Child Health and Primary Care, University of Lagos, Lagos, Nigeria.
East Afr Med J. 2006 Mar;83(3):90-5. doi: 10.4314/eamj.v83i3.9403.
To assess the level of knowledge and practice of emergency contraception among female undergraduates in University of Lagos and to determine the factors that influence knowledge and practice of emergency contraception among female undergraduates.
Cross-sectional descriptive study.
The University of Lagos, Lagos, South-West, Nigeria between August 2003 and March 2004.
Four hundred and eighty randomly selected female undergraduate students.
The findings revealed that 67.8% of the respondents reported knowing about emergency contraception. More than half (56.1%) were sexually active and of this group, 96.8% had ever practiced contraception with only 33.9% having ever practiced emergency contraception. However, only 37.8% and 36.3% of respondents who had reported knowing about emergency contraception knew the correct time frame for effective use, and correctly identified emergency contraceptives respectively. Among those who were aware of, and had used emergency contraception, 34.1% obtained their information from health care providers, while the larger majority obtained from friends. Knowledge and practice of emergency contraception was found to be directly related to age, level of study, medical education, marital status, sexual activity, previous history of use of contraceptives and previous history of induced abortion.
Education efforts that focus on the training of health care providers and young adults on emergency contraception with regards to available methods and correct timing of use would greatly improve women's access to and effective use of this method in Nigeria.
评估拉各斯大学女大学生对紧急避孕的知识水平和实践情况，并确定影响女大学生紧急避孕知识和实践的因素。
横断面描述性研究。
2003年8月至2004年3月期间，尼日利亚西南部拉各斯的拉各斯大学。
480名随机选取的女大学生。
研究结果显示，67.8%的受访者表示了解紧急避孕。超过一半（56.1%）的人性活跃，在这一组中，96.8%的人曾采取避孕措施，其中只有33.9%的人曾使用过紧急避孕。然而，在报告了解紧急避孕的受访者中，分别只有37.8%和36.3%的人知道有效使用的正确时间范围，并能正确识别紧急避孕药。在了解并使用过紧急避孕的人中，34.1%的人从医疗保健提供者那里获得信息，而绝大多数人从朋友那里获得信息。发现紧急避孕的知识和实践与年龄、学习水平、医学教育、婚姻状况、性活动、既往避孕史和既往人工流产史直接相关。
在尼日利亚，针对医疗保健提供者和年轻人开展关于紧急避孕的可用方法和正确使用时间的培训的教育工作，将大大改善妇女获得并有效使用这种方法的情况。
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