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. 2016;5(1):53–60. doi: 10.21106/ijma.93

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