جستجوی مقالات مرتبط با کلیدواژه « emergency contraception » در نشریات گروه « پزشکی »

the aim of this study was awareness of women which were refer to family planning and kowsar center in Urmia about emergency contraception. this prospective and cross sectional study was carry out in family planning and Kowsar center of Urmia Medical Sciences University in West-Azarbayjan in 2008 via 2009. A questioners were filled by medical students and demographic characteristic such as age, education, marital duration, parity and history of unwanted pregnancy.Questions about type, effectiveness, previous using and source of their information about Emergency contraception were written.Awareness were divided to good (score ≥ 20), moderate (score 7-19) and poor (score ≤6). P - value was considered significant if ≤0.05. The study comprised of 600 women. mean age of them and marital age were 29.8 ±7.2 and 19.7 ±3.2, respectively. The mean parity was 2.2 ± 1.6.88.8 % had poor, 9.8% intermediate and 1.8% good awareness about EC. Awareness was positive related to academic education, history of unwanted pregnancy and didnt related to age, duration of married and parity. Awareness of ECn in our study was very poor, So education of women is very important.

With respect to the importance of family planning and the potential of emergency contraceptives in prevention of unwanted pregnancy, the present study was conducted to assess knowledge, attitude, and practice of emergency contraception in users of condom, withdrawal and rhythm methods. In this descriptive-analytical study, a total of 400 women who used tp condom, withdrawal and rhythm methods for contraception and referred to the health centers of Shahrekord were questioned for their knowledge, attitude, and practice about emergency contraception. Data were obtained using a self designed questionnaire including demographic characteristics, knowledge (8 questions), attitude (15 questions), and practice (4 questions) and were analyzed using t and Chi square tests. Of the women studied, condom, withdrawal, rhythm, and mixed method were used by 60.5%, 38.8%, 0.3%, and 0.5%, respectively. 78% of the respondents had information about emergency contraception. The knowledge of the users about the method was inadequate in 22.5%, moderate in 55%, and adequate in 22% of them. The attitude about emergency contraception was positive in more than 70% of the women, nevertheless, only 20.5% of them practiced emergency contraception and 69% of them liked to use these methods in future. The individuals aged ranging of 31-40 years old, the employed (p<0.001) and the high-educated persons (p<0.01) had more information about emergency contraception compared to others. In the individuals studied, the more information about the methods, the more practice in using of them (p<0.001). With respect to inadequate knowledge and practice of women and their positive attitudes about emergency contraception, it is suggested that the knowledge and attitude of health care providers about emergency contraception should be assessed and also, the education of the women about that is emphasized.

Background and Emergency contraception is a method which used after unprotected intercourse and declines the rate of unintended pregnancy. In spite of efficacy and safty of this method, its rate of use is low. Major obstacle of regular use of this method is insufficient information of the health care providers, which in turn, causes low prescription of this method and consequently insatiable practice. This research is a correlative study to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of practitioners and midwives working in health centers of the main cities of Mazandaran province about contraception. In this research 150 research units were selected using a multiple sampling method A questionnair was used for data, collection, completed by experienced persons who at health centers. To analyze the data descriptive statistics and c2, T-test, regression analysis and correlation were used. The results showed that the level of knowledge of subjects were: 35/5% good, 38% medium and 26% poor. Negative correlation was seen between knowledge and age and job background but no correlation between knowledge and other factors. Also most of the subject’ had a positive attitude toward emergency contraception (60.7%) and 39.3% of them had a negative attitude about this method. 54.4% of subject’ had a good practice and 45.6 % had a bad practice. Practice showed a statistical correlation with gender and job however there was no was correlation between practice and other factors. Data indicated the necessity of regular retraining courses or workshops on family planning spechially about emergency contraception to increase knowledge of research units about this method.

To evaluate of knowledge and attitudes towards use of emergency contraceptions among health care providers in Tehran, Iran.

This was a cross- sectional study of 216 healthcare personnel. Data were collected via a questioner.

The results indicated that there was association between gender, education, of knowledge (P=0.001), while association was not found between demographic variables and attitudes.

The findings suggest that health care providers need more education about the use of emergency contraceptions.