Background Male partners have a considerable role in influencing women's contraceptive
decision making to reduce the chance of unintended pregnancy. Most studies are focused
on women's knowledge and barriers for emergency contraception (EC) use. There is limited
research on this topic from the male perspective. This study aimed to gather baseline data
on men's knowledge, attitudes and barriers about EC. Methods Descriptive analytic cross-
sectional study was conducted from Dec 2019–May 2020 at the King Khalid University …

The sixth author's name is spelled incorrectly. The correct name is: Ahmed Alzahrani. The
correct citation is: Karim SI, Irfan F, Saad H, Alqhtani M, Alsharhan A, Alzahrani A, et
al.(2021) Men's knowledge, attitude, and barriers towards emergency contraception: A
facility based cross-sectional study at King Saud University Medical City. PLoS ONE 16 (4):
e0249292. https://doi. org/10.1371/journal. pone. 0249292