Cognition of emergency contraception: an assessment among WRA in a rural community of West Bengal

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dc.contributor.authorDasgupta, Aparajitaen_US
dc.contributor.authorRoychoudhury, Niveditaen_US
dc.contributor.authorPal, Dipaken_US
dc.contributor.authorBandyopadhyay, Linaen_US
dc.contributor.authorSuman, Swetaen_US
dc.contributor.authorMohanta, Munuen_US
dc.date.accessioned2020-05-06T08:41:20Z
dc.date.available2020-05-06T08:41:20Z
dc.date.issued2019-05
dc.description.abstractBackground: Emergency Contraception (EC) is an important option for women exposed to unprotected sex to prevent unintended pregnancy and induced abortion. EC has a potential to offer women an important option for fertility control. The objective of the study was to assess knowledge about Emergency Contraception among currently married women of reproductive age in a rural area of West Bengal. Methods: A community based cross sectional study was conducted on 608 currently married women of reproductive age for 1 year from May 2017 to April 2018. Questionnaire was administered to women on knowledge of emergency contraception (EC). Data was analyzed in SPSS version 16. Results: Among the study participants 66% had knowledge of emergency contraception. A small number (8.9%) of the total participants ever used EC to prevent pregnancy. Only 65.3% of them had correct knowledge regarding timing of EC. Effectiveness of post-coital pill was known to them while none of these women were aware of the existence of Intra Uterine Contraceptive Device (IUCD) insertion as an option for EC. Conclusions: Marked lacunae were observed regarding knowledge and practice of emergency contraceptives among the WRA. Proper and correct knowledge on Emergency Contraception is of urgent need among all sexually active women especially in this country for population stabilization.en_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Preventive and Social Medicine, All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, Kolkata, West Bengal, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Preventive and Social Medicine, All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, Kolkata, West Bengal, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Epidemiology, All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, Kolkata, West Bengal, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Preventive and Social Medicine, All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, Kolkata, West Bengal, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.affiliationsDepartment of Preventive and Social Medicine, All India Institute of Hygiene and Public Health, Kolkata, West Bengal, Indiaen_US
dc.identifier.citationDasgupta Aparajita, Roychoudhury Nivedita, Pal Dipak, Bandyopadhyay Lina, Suman Sweta, Mohanta Munu. Cognition of emergency contraception: an assessment among WRA in a rural community of West Bengal. International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health. 2019 May; 6(5): 2241-2245en_US
dc.identifier.issn2394-6032
dc.identifier.issn2394-6040
dc.identifier.placeIndiaen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/201421
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherMedip Academyen_US
dc.relation.issuenumber5en_US
dc.relation.volume6en_US
dc.source.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20191851en_US
dc.subjectEmergency contraceptionen_US
dc.subjectKnowledgeen_US
dc.subjectWRAen_US
dc.subjectRural areaen_US
dc.titleCognition of emergency contraception: an assessment among WRA in a rural community of West Bengalen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
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