Knowledge of and Utilization of Emergency Contraceptive and Its Associated Factors among Women Seeking Induced Abortion in Public Hospitals, Eastern Tigray, Ethiopia, 2017: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Knowledge of respondents about EC among women seeking induced abortion in public hospitals in eastern zone of Tigray regional state, Ethiopia, 2017.

Variable	Frequency	Percent
Source of information
Health workers	71	56.3
Radio/TV	52	41.3
Friends	44	34.9
Health extension workers	17	13.5
Family members	10	7.9
Neighbor	6	4.8
Husband	6	4.8
What do you do after unprotected sexual intercourse? (≥ one answer is possible)
Terminate the pregnancy	134	36.3
I do nothing	75	20.3
Use EC pills	70	19
I don’t know	85	23
Others	5	1.4
Advantage of EC
Prevent pregnancy	174	47.2
Regular contraceptive	18	4.9
Prevent STIs	15	4.0
Terminates pregnancy	19	5.1
I don’t know	143	38.8
What is the time limit to take EC?
At any time	27	7.3
Before sex	10	2.7
Within 24 hours after sex	26	7
Within 72 hours after sex	75	20.3
Within 5 days after sex	15	4.1
I don’t know	216	58.5
Time interval between first dose and second dose
12 hours	79	21.4
24 hours	26	7.1
I don’t know	264	71.5
When do we use EC? (≥ one answer is possible)
When raped	116	31.4
When condom breaks	111	30.1
When we miss pills	22	6
When there is no contraceptive	38	10.3
I don’t know	199	53.9

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