Table 4.
Utilization of emergency contraceptive pills (ECP)
S. No | Variables | Response (n=200) | Frequency | Percentage |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Have you ever used any form of contraceptive pills before? | Yes | 83 | 41.5 |
No | 117 | 58.5 | ||
2 | Have you ever used emergency contraceptive pills before? | Yes | 61 | 30.5 |
No | 139 | 69.5 | ||
n=61 | ||||
3 | If yes, what type of ECP did you use? | Postinor-2 | 40 | 65.6 |
Don’t know | 21 | 34.4 | ||
4 | How often do you use it? | Twice in a month | 5 | 8.2 |
Each time I had unprotected sex | 50 | 81.9 | ||
Once in a month | 4 | 6.6 | ||
Twice in a year | 2 | 3.3 | ||
5 | Are you still on it? | Yes | 10 | 16.4 |
No | 51 | 83.6 | ||
6 | If no, why did you stop | Heavy bleeding | 40 | 78.4 |
Using other methods | 8 | 15.7 | ||
Nausea and vomiting | 3 | 5.9 | ||
7 | Who introduced you to emergency contraceptive pill? | Friends | 26 | 42.6 |
Health care provider | 11 | 18.0 | ||
Patent medicine vendor | 18 | 29.5 | ||
Others | 6 | 9.8 | ||
8 | I use emergency contraceptive pills because of its secrecy | Yes | 38 | 62.3 |
No | 23 | 37.7 | ||
9 | Fear of interruption of education makes me to use emergency contraceptive pills | Yes | 50 | 82.0 |
No | 11 | 18.0 | ||
10 | I dislike the use of emergency contraceptive pills because it can cause infertility later in future | Yes | 139 | 69.5 |
No | 61 | 30.5 | ||
Total | 200 | 100.0 |