What Turkish women know about emergency contraception?

ABSTRACT

To determine the knowledge of women about Emergency Contraception [EC] and its use. It is a descriptive cross-sectional study. Women attending the Family Planning Center, Kayseri during the three months [1600 women] were enrolled in this study. While 9.8% of the women had heard of EC, none of them had previously used it. The young, married, multiparous women and those who had higher education were more informed about EC [p<0.01]. Among the study women [n=157] had heard of EC and 86 subjects knew EC have to be taken within 72 hour after unprotected coitus. Many women hadn't had enough knowledge about Emergency Contraception [EC] and none of the women had previously used it