Assessment of Emergency Contraceptive use among Female Cobblestone Workers and Factors Associated With its use in Nefassilk Lafto Sub-City, South Western Addis Ababa.
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2013-12
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Addis Abeba University
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Background: Emergency contraception(EC)is a type of modern contraception which is
indicated after unprotected sexual intercourse when regular contraception is not in use.
Ethiopia being one of the countries with highest maternal mortality because of several
factors such as low use of the avaialbe servics and technologies which eventualy contribute
for the death of mothers as a result of bleeding caused by abortion and the suffering
followed by dealing with all issues associated with having unwanted child which further
resulted in social, economic and cultural problems demands a multiple approach. Therefore,
this study aimed to assess the use of EC among female Cobblestone workers and factors
associted with its use in Nefassilk Lafto sub-city, Addis Ababa.
Objectives: To assess the use of emergency contraception among female Cobblestone
workers and factors associated with its use of Nefassilk Lafto sub-city,Addis Ababa.
Methods: A cross sectional survey was conducted among Cobblestone workers in the
study area from March to April 2013. Study participants were selected by stratified random
sampling. Both quantitative and qualitative research methods were used for data
collection.The data was collected using a structuered and pretested questionar, then data
was cleanced and enterd to EP-Info version 3.5.1 and then exported and analyzed using
SPSS version 16.0 stastistical software.
Result- out of 422 study participants, 345(81.8%) had ever had sexual experience. From
the total respondents, 102 (24.2%) heard about EC, Correct timing of useing EC was
reported only by 41(40.2%). Of all who heard only 38 (11%) of them had ever used EC. The
major sources of information about EC were family/friends. The Cobblestone project clinics
were not providing family planning or EC services for Cobblestone workers.
Marital status, educational status and number of sexual contacts of the respondent are
factors which have a significant relationship with ever used of contraceptive. Those
respondents ever used EC was higher among respondents who were single than married
AOR 0.36(95%CI:0.136,0.987) and respondents who had practiced any contraception, AOR
0.53(95CI: 0.083, 3.434).
Conclusions and recommendation: -The findings of this study shows that study subjects
have low utilization of EC among female Cobblestone workers and no favorable access to
the service.Hence there is a need for collaborated effort for the provision of reproductive
health service and demand for education.
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Emergency, Contraceptive use ,Female