在埃塞俄比亚的亚的斯亚贝巴选定的年轻女性中,紧急避孕知识,使用及其决定因素
Feven Berhanu Erko1, Bezawit Negash Demissie1, Abdella Birhan Yabeyu2
1Department of Pharmaceutics and Social Pharmacy, Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Contraception and reproductive medicine
|April 1, 2025
概括
紧急避孕药 (EC) 对于防止意外怀孕至关重要. 这项在亚的斯亚贝巴的研究发现,对EC的良好了解对于在年轻女性中有效使用EC至关重要.
科学领域:
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 生殖健康 生殖健康
- 人口统计学 人口统计学
背景情况:
- 紧急避孕药 (EC) 对于预防意外怀孕和不安全堕胎至关重要.
- 埃塞俄比亚面临的挑战是早期的性行为,低程度的EC意识和使用.
- 评估EC知识和利用对于公共卫生干预至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 评估埃塞俄比亚亚的斯亚贝巴的年轻女性对紧急避孕 (EC) 的知识和使用情况.
- 为了确定影响EC使用的因素在这个人口群体中.
- 为有针对性的生殖健康公共卫生战略提供信息.
主要方法:
- 从2021年7月到9月,在亚的斯亚贝巴进行了一项基于社区的横截面研究.
- 方便抽样是用来招募年轻女性的.
- 通过使用谷歌表格的自我管理问卷收集定量数据,并使用SPSS进行分析.
主要成果:
- 观察到高意识 (98.8%),但适度良好的知识 (57.7%) 的EC.
- 在性活跃的参与者中,91.2%使用了EC.
- 良好的EC知识 (AOR:0.319) 和对药剂专业人员的偏好 (AOR:0.246) 与更高的EC使用率有关.
结论:
- 调查结果强调需要加强信息,教育和沟通 (IEC) 战略.
- 提高EC知识是提高年轻女性使用EC知识的关键.
- 有针对性的干预措施是必要的,以解决埃塞俄比亚的EC意识和使用方面的差距.
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