Emergency contraception in university students: prevalence of use and knowledge gaps
ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE Investigate prevalence of use and knowledge about emergency contraception (EC) among female university students from two higher education institutions. METHODS Cross-sectional study with 1,740 undergraduates in the city of Santa Maria (RS), from May to October 2017. Informatio...
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| author | Julia Barbian Carolina Yumi Kubo Caroline Soares Balaguer Julia Klockner Luiza Maria Venturini da Costa Edi Franciele Ries Valéria Maria Limberger Bayer |
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| description | ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE Investigate prevalence of use and knowledge about emergency contraception (EC) among female university students from two higher education institutions. METHODS Cross-sectional study with 1,740 undergraduates in the city of Santa Maria (RS), from May to October 2017. Information was collected in a semi-structured and self-administered 24-question questionnaire. The investigated variables were grouped into sociodemographic characteristics, sexual behavior, and knowledge of EC. Logistic regression was used for univariate and multivariate analysis, considering variables that presented p < 0.05. The model was adjusted using the Hosmer-Lemeshow test. RESULTS The prevalence of EC use among undergraduates was 52.9%. However, only 11.9% of respondents received guidance on EC, especially on how to use it. Only 0.2% of the participants marked 120 hours as the maximum time of use, and 25.7% considered the EC to be abortive. EC use was associated with the age of first sexual intercourse. CONCLUSION EC use had a high prevalence among female university students, however, several gaps in method knowledge still exists and it demonstrates the importance of discussing this issue earlier and planning actions of an informative nature. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9984e735c14f42ff9a31df10a5316e1a2022-12-21T19:45:10ZengUniversidade de São PauloRevista de Saúde Pública1518-87872021-11-015510.11606/s1518-8787.2021055003076Emergency contraception in university students: prevalence of use and knowledge gapsJulia Barbianhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-2479-8577Carolina Yumi Kubohttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7091-0355Caroline Soares Balaguerhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7868-9731Julia Klocknerhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6432-929XLuiza Maria Venturini da Costahttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7457-7764Edi Franciele Rieshttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-6688-2913Valéria Maria Limberger Bayerhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-6731-4835ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE Investigate prevalence of use and knowledge about emergency contraception (EC) among female university students from two higher education institutions. METHODS Cross-sectional study with 1,740 undergraduates in the city of Santa Maria (RS), from May to October 2017. Information was collected in a semi-structured and self-administered 24-question questionnaire. The investigated variables were grouped into sociodemographic characteristics, sexual behavior, and knowledge of EC. Logistic regression was used for univariate and multivariate analysis, considering variables that presented p < 0.05. The model was adjusted using the Hosmer-Lemeshow test. RESULTS The prevalence of EC use among undergraduates was 52.9%. However, only 11.9% of respondents received guidance on EC, especially on how to use it. Only 0.2% of the participants marked 120 hours as the maximum time of use, and 25.7% considered the EC to be abortive. EC use was associated with the age of first sexual intercourse. CONCLUSION EC use had a high prevalence among female university students, however, several gaps in method knowledge still exists and it demonstrates the importance of discussing this issue earlier and planning actions of an informative nature.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-89102021000100263&tlng=ptStudentsUniversitiesPostcoital ContraceptionCross-sectional studies |
| spellingShingle | Julia Barbian Carolina Yumi Kubo Caroline Soares Balaguer Julia Klockner Luiza Maria Venturini da Costa Edi Franciele Ries Valéria Maria Limberger Bayer Emergency contraception in university students: prevalence of use and knowledge gaps Revista de Saúde Pública Students Universities Postcoital Contraception Cross-sectional studies |
| title | Emergency contraception in university students: prevalence of use and knowledge gaps |
| title_full | Emergency contraception in university students: prevalence of use and knowledge gaps |
| title_fullStr | Emergency contraception in university students: prevalence of use and knowledge gaps |
| title_full_unstemmed | Emergency contraception in university students: prevalence of use and knowledge gaps |
| title_short | Emergency contraception in university students: prevalence of use and knowledge gaps |
| title_sort | emergency contraception in university students prevalence of use and knowledge gaps |
| topic | Students Universities Postcoital Contraception Cross-sectional studies |
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