Table 4 Attitude and utilization of emergency contraception among female students in Bahir Dar and Gondar Universities, Northwest Ethiopia, May 2011
Characters | Number | Percent |
|---|---|---|
EOC must be available | ||
 Yes | 289 | 46.4 |
 No | 334 | 53.6 |
Willingness to use | ||
 Yes | 369 | 59.2 |
 No | 254 | 40.8 |
Reasons for not using EOC | ||
 Fear of rumours, misinterpretation | 51 | 21.0 |
 Religious prohibition | 112 | 44.3 |
 I prefer to give birth | 65 | 25.7 |
 Other | 29 | 11.5 |
Recommend EOC to others | ||
 Yes | 414 | 66.5 |
 No | 209 | 33.5 |
Think unintended sex is problem of youth today | ||
 Yes | 346 | 55.5 |
 No | 204 | 32.7 |
 I don't know | 73 | 11.7 |
Think unintended pregnancy is problem of youth today | ||
 Yes | 464 | 74.5 |
 No | 98 | 15.7 |
 I don't know | 61 | 9.8 |
Ever used EOC | ||
 Yes | 49 | 47.1 |
 No | 55 | 52.9 |