Prevalence of and Factors Associated with Emergency Contraceptive Use among Female Undergraduates in Arba Minch University, Southern Ethiopia, 2015: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 2
Showing determinants of EC utilization among female undergraduates of Arba Minch University, 2015.
Factors
EC utilization
COR (95% CI)
AOR (95% CI)
Yes (%)
No (%)
Cultural acceptance of ECs (515)
Yes
234 (82.8)
49 (17.2)
1
1
No
183 (79.0)
49 (21.0)
1.3 (0.7, 2.1)
0.9 (0.2, 3.3)
Information about ECs (515)
No
33 (17.1)
157 (82.9)
1
1
Yes
307 (94.3)
18 (5.7)
0.02 (0.01, 2.60)
6.3
Was the sex performed with consent (wanted sex) (200)
Yes
143 (81.7)
32 (18.3)
1
1
No
13 (52)
12 (48)
4.1 (1.7, 9.8)
4.6 (0.9, 22.4)
Ever got pregnant after sex (200)
Yes
21 (65.6)
11 (34.4)
1
1
No
135 (81.5)
33 (18.5)
0.5 (0.2, 1.0)
1.9 (0.3, 9.8)
Had history of well approach by EC service provider (515)
No
34 (39.9)
51 (60.1)
1
1
Yes
260 (60.5)
170 (39.5)
0.44 (0.25, 2.4)
9.3
EC free of charge could increase the rate of its utilization (515)
Yes
245 (70.2)
104 (29.8)
1
1
No
150 (90.5)
16 (9.5)
0.2 (0.1, 5.0)
0.3 (0.1, 1.4)
EC is much better than the regular contraceptive methods in preventing unintended pregnancy (515)
