World Journal of
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Abstract

ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE, PRACTICE AND MAGNITUDE OF UNMET NEED FOR ENEREGENCY CONTRACEPTIVE USE AMONG GRADE TEN TO GRADE TEWELVE FEMALE STUDENTS OF ADIGRAT AGAZI HIGH SCHOOL, ADIGRAT, HIGH SCHOOL, ADIGRAT, TIGRAY, ETHIOPIA, 2008.

Molla Teferi, Mach Tsadik and Addis Adera*

ABSTRACT

Background: The need for Emergency contraceptive is clearly demonstrated by the occurrence of unwanted pregnancy and induced abortion. However, Abortion is reported as a major cause for maternity ward admissions and also maternal deaths. Objective: This study aims to assess knowledge, attitude, practice, and magnitude of unmet need for emergency contraception use among grade ten to - twelve female students at Adigrat Agazi high school, Adigrat, Tigray, Ethiopia. Methods: A cross sectional descriptive study was conducted. A total of 321 female students who are attend from grade ten to twelve of Adigrat Agazi high school, Adigrat, Tigray, Ethiopia were completed the self-administrated structured questionnaire, in October, 2008. The Statistical Package s for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 16 was used for the ANOVA analyzes and results were presented in number in numbers, percentages, means, and standard deviations. The cut-off 5% level of significance was taken to see the difference between groups. Result: Three hundred and twenty high school female students grade 10-12 at Adigrat Agazi high school were participated in the study. Of which 317 (98.8 %) fill the questionnaire completely. This resultalso showed that the mean age participants were 18.7 years. Grade 10 students, Grade 11 and Grade 12 students accounted for 145 (45.7%), 55 (17.3%) and 117 (36.9%) respectively. Of the total 317 respondents 148 (47%) had concern towards emergency contraceptives. This study finding indicated that abortion in the previous time accounts 28 (8.8%) and among those who had abortion 19 said once and the rest 9 said twice. Furthermore, unwanted pregnancy was 34 (10.7%) and rape, failure of condom and pressure were accounted for 11, 13 and the rest 10 respectively. Conclusion: Formulating and designing appropriate and integrated intervention strategy are effective to achieve the desire change on unwanted pregnancy and abortion in the study community. Strengthening advocacy and information education and communication to increase awareness and knowledge of students about emergency contraceptive methods. The Woreda health office should give high emphasis on the family planning service on high school students because they can act as a media to transmit for the community.

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