SURVEY OF PATIENT AWARENESS AND BELIEFS REGARDING EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION

Awareness of Emergency Contraception

Authors

  • Fouzia Amir Fouzia Amir Shifa College of Medicine Islamabad
  • Gulshan Ara Saeed Shifa College of Medicine Islamabad
  • Shazia x Shazia Fakhar Shifa College of Medicine Islamabad
  • Anjum Ara Saeed Yusra Medical and Dental College Islamabad
  • Shazia Amir Yusra Medical and Dental College Islamabad

Keywords:

Awareness, Emergency contraception, Reproductive age women

Abstract

Objective: To investigate patient’s knowledge and beliefs regarding emergency contraception and its use.

Study Design: Cross-sectional descriptive study

Place and Duration of Study: A six months cross-sectional descriptive study, from 1st July 2009 till 31st December 2009 carried out at Shifa international Hospital (SIH) and Shifa community health centre (SFCHC) Islamabad.

Patients and Methods: All married women of reproductive age coming to SIH or SFCHC clinics after informed consent were interviewed regarding their knowledge of emergency contraception.

Results: A total of 770 women were interviewed, but the data was completed for 759 women. 131 women (17.3%) had knowledge about emergency contraception but only 79 (10.4%) had actually used this method for contraception.

Conclusion: There is a very low awareness level regarding emergency contraception among women of developing countries even in the urban population. 

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Published

31-08-2015

Issue

Vol. 65 No. 4 (2015): August

Section

Original Articles

How to Cite

1.
Fouzia Amir FA, Saeed GA, Shazia Fakhar S x, Saeed AA, Amir S. SURVEY OF PATIENT AWARENESS AND BELIEFS REGARDING EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION: Awareness of Emergency Contraception. Pak Armed Forces Med J [Internet]. 2015 Aug. 31 [cited 2025 Feb. 11];65(4):540-3. Available from: https://pafmj.org/PAFMJ/article/view/1012