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ASSESMENT OF FACTORS AFFECTING EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTIVE USE AND PREVALENCE OF UNWANTED PREGNANCY AMONG FEMALE STUDENTS IN AKSUM UNIVERISITY
Giziyenesh Kahsay
Emergency contraception (EC) is a method used to prevent the occurrence of pregnancy after unprotected intercourse. Unwanted pregnancy is a common problem among young unmarried women in Ethiopia where more than 60% of all pregnancies among adolescents is unwanted. Despite the availability this method, the prevalence of abortion is still high however, little is known about use of EC and factors influencing its use among girls attending higher education in Ethiopia. Objective: To assess magnitude and factors affecting emergency contraceptive use and prevalence of unwanted pregnancy among female students in Aksum University. Method: A cross-sectional quantitative study was done among 628 female under graduate students in Aksum University using structured self administered questionnaire. Multistage sampling technique was used to select participants. Data were cleaned and analyzed using SPSS version 21. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was done to identify independent predictors of EC and variables with p-value <0.05 considered as significant predictors.
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- June 1, 2014
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