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.
BLE OF CONTENTS
Title Pagei
Certification Pageii
Abstractiii
Dedicationiv
Acknowledgementv
Table of Contentvi
List of Tablesviii
List of Figuresix
Appendixx
CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION
Background of the Study1
Statement of Problem5
Objectives of the Study6
Significance of the Study6
Research Questions7
Scope of Study8
Limitation of Study8
Operational Definition of Terms8
CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE OF REVIEW
Concept of Emergency Contraception (EC) 9
Indications of Use of Emergency Contraception10
Methods or Types of Emergency Contraception 10
Contraindications to Emergency Contraception Use11
Barriers to More Widespread Use of EC12
Importance of EC 13
Theoretical Framework15
Empirical Review18
Summary of Literature Review22
CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY
Design26
Setting26
Target Population26
Sampling Technique27
Instrument for Data Collection28
Validity of Instrument 28
Reliability of Instrument method of Data Analysis28
Method of Data Collection28
Method of Data Analysis29
Ethical Consideration29
CHAPTER FOUR: ANALYSIS OF DATA30
CHAPTER FIVE: DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS
Discussion of Findings37
Implications for Nursing40
Summary41
Conclusion42
Recommendations43
Suggestions for Further Studies43
References 44
Questionnaire 47
