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Abstract:

Emergency contraception is a method of contraception that is used to prevent pregnancy after unprotected sexual intercourse. This study was undertaken to determine the knowledge and practice of emergency contraception among female undergraduates in University of Nigeria, Enugu Campus.

This study was carried out to determine the level of knowledge of emergency contraception, identify the sources of information on emergency contraception, determine the practice of emergency contraception, determine the association between age; level of study and the knowledge and practice of emergency contraception and compare the knowledge of students studying health-related courses and students studying non-health-related courses. The target population was female undergraduates of UNEC. Multi-stage and simple random sampling techniques were used to select the sample for study.206 female students participated in the study and data was collected using researcher’s constructed and validated questionnaire.

Simple descriptive statistics was used to test for objectives and inferential test statistics was used. Out of 206 participants, 188 respondents returned their questionnaires. Most female students (71.3%) had knowledge of emergency contraception while (28.7%) had no knowledge of EC. The major sources of information of EC were lectures (58.2%) and friends (48.5%) and the types of EC they had heard were mostly Postinor-2 (66.4%) and IUCD (32.8%). Out of 188 respondents, only a few (32%) had ever used EC while a good number (83%) had not. In conclusion, despite the level of knowledge of EC was high, the practice of EC among female undergraduates in UNEC was low.

Table of Content:

Title Page.......................i

Certification Page.......................ii

Abstract.......................iii

Dedication.......................iv

Acknowledgement.......................v

Table of Content.......................vi

List of Tables.......................viii

List of Figures.......................ix

Appendix.......................x

CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION

Background of the Study.......................1

Statement of Problem.......................5

Objectives of the Study.......................6

Significance of the Study.......................6

Research Questions.......................7

Scope of Study.......................8

Limitation of Study.......................8

Operational Definition of Terms.......................8

CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE OF REVIEW

Concept of Emergency Contraception (EC)....................... 9

Indications of Use of Emergency Contraception.......................10

Methods or Types of Emergency Contraception.......................10

Contraindications to Emergency Contraception Use.......................11

Barriers to More Widespread Use of EC.......................12

Importance of EC ....................... 13

Theoretical Framework.......................15

Empirical Review.......................18

Summary of Literature Review.......................22



CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY

Design.......................26

Setting.......................26

Target Population.......................26

Sampling Technique.......................27

Instrument for Data Collection.......................28

Validity of Instrument .......................28

Reliability of Instrument Method of Data Analysis.......................28

Method of Data Collection.......................28

Method of Data Analysis.......................29

Ethical Consideration.......................29

CHAPTER FOUR: ANALYSIS OF DATA.......................30

CHAPTER FIVE: DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS

Discussion of Findings.......................37

Implications for Nursing.......................40

Summary.......................41

Conclusion.......................42

Recommendations.......................43

Suggestions for Further Studies .......................43

References ....................... 44

Questionnaire 47