Knowledge and practice of university students in Lebanon regarding contraception
EMHJ-Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2009; 15 (2): 387-399
in English
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ABSTRACT
We evaluated knowledge and practice of Lebanese university students regarding contraception in a cross-sectional, comparative study on students in public and private universities using an Arabic language self-administered questionnaire. We found low levels of knowledge of contraception. The majority of males [73.3%] and a few females [21.8%] declared previous sexual relations the majority of males had used a condom [86.1%], but females had generally not used contraceptives [75.6%]
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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Students
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Universities
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Sexually Transmitted Diseases
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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
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Cross-Sectional Studies
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Surveys and Questionnaires
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Condoms
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Knowledge
Type of study:
Prevalence study
Limits:
Female
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
East Mediterr Health J.
Year:
2009
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