Knowledge and Attitude about Emergency Contraception Among Health Care Providers and Drug Sellers in Tanahun District of Nepal

Abstract

Emergency contraception is identified as an important option for helping people to avoid unintended pregnancy. A descriptive, cross sectional and quantitative nature entitled Knowledge and Attitude about Emergency Contraception Among Health Care Providers and Drug Sellers in Tanahun District of Nepal was conducted to find out the level of knowledge and attitude on emergency contraception among health care providers and drug attitude sellers in Tanahun district of Nepal and study was finalized within three months. The sample size was 128 which was one third of the total 384 study population. The respondents were selected through simple random sampling method. In this study both female (63.0%)and male (37.0%) participated. About 78 percent respondents worked in government and private service and one fifth of them were business professional. Cent percent respondents had heard about EC. Among them most commonly used EC was oral pill (85.9%). More than 78 percent believed that EC would help to avoid unwanted pregnancy due to unprotected sex and rupture of condom. Two third respondents advised post in or as an emergency contraception followed by 55.0 percent whoadvised oral pill. Nearly all (92%) respondents did counseling their clients,counseling were mainly about EC doses and time to take contraceptive or insert contraceptive device, side effects, birth spacing and effectiveness of EC. More than 88 percent respondents mentioned emergency contraception never reduces the chances of STI and HIV and 11.7 percent were mentioned EC reduces the chances of STI & HIV.