Research Article
Emergency Contraceptives: Knowledge and Practice towards Its Use among Ethiopian Female College Graduating Students
Table 3
Practice of emergency contraception and sexual activity among female college graduating students, Harar, eastern Ethiopia, 2016 (N=200).
| Variables | Category | Frequency | Percent |
| Ever use of EC | Yes | 66 | 33 | No | 134 | 67 |
| Frequency of use | Once | 30 | 45.5 | Twice | 14 | 21.2 | Three times | 7 | 10.6 | Not specified | 15 | 22.7 |
| Recommended by | Friends | 20 | 30.3 | Partner | 18 | 27.3 | Health professional | 23 | 34.8 | Not specified | 5 | 7.6 |
| Reasons for using | Timing miscalculation | 9 | 13.6 | Condom slippage/breakage | 8 | 12.1 | Pills missed | 15 | 22.7 | Forced sex | 6 | 9.1 | Failed withdrawal | 9 | 13.6 | Not specified | 19 | 28.8 |
| History of sexual practice | Yes | 127 | 63.5 | No | 73 | 36.5 |
| Age at first sex | 15-19 | 71 | 55.9 | ≥20 | 47 | 37.0 | Not specified | 9 | 7.1 |
| History of pregnancy | Yes | 30 | 23.6 | No | 97 | 76.4 |
| Was the pregnancy planned? | Yes | 10 | 33.3 | No | 20 | 66.7 |
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