Unintended and unwanted pregnancy is a public health threat among young women and
girls in developing countries including Ghana. Despite all the public health interventions, the …

Contraceptive use is an important strategy for the prevention of unwanted pregnancy and
avoidance of induced abortion. Of all the contraception methods, emergency contraceptive …

Methods: institutional-based descriptive cross-sectional study design was used with
quantitative method in collecting the data from 28th March 2022 to 18th April 2022. A total of …

Background: Emergency contraceptive is a unique type of family planning methods, which
has been available since 1970s and can prevent pregnancy, when used after unprotected …

Background: Unintended pregnancy and unsafe abortions are major public health problems
in sub-Saharan Africa. In the Western Region of Ghana, unsafe abortions account for 3.8 …

Background: The proportion of unintended pregnancy remains high in developing regions
due to unmet need for contraception and inconsistent use of modern contraceptives …

Background: Unplanned pregnancy has become a public health concern globally. It has
been linked to unsafe abortion and maternal mortality. According to the World Health …

Introduction: Unintended pregnancies are a major health problem and one of the main
interventions to reduce unintended pregnancies and unsafe abortions is the correct use of …

Background Emergency contraception (EC) can significantly reduce the rate of unintended
pregnancies and unsafe abortions especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Despite the increasing …

Objective The purpose of this study is to investigate the knowledge, practices, and attitudes
among female university students in South Africa regarding emergency contraceptives (EC) …