Women's knowledge, perceptions and use of emergency contraceptives at three health care centres in Northern Tshwane, Gauten Province
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Authors
Maja, T.M.M.
Ehlers, V.J.
King, L.J.
Issue Date
2004
Type
Article
Language
en
Keywords
emergency contraception , unwanted pregnancies , women's knowledge
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Abstract
Emergency contraception might be misunderstood by
women who resort to termination of pregnancies in the
event of unwanted pregnancies, rather than to use
emergency contraceptives in the event of unprotected
sexual intercourse. This article outlines the information,
perceptions and use of emergency contraceptives by
women in Northern Tshwane, Gauteng Province.
A quantitative, exploratory, descriptive design was used for
this study. Structured interviews were conducted with 83
women (60 adults and 23 adolescents) who presented for
contraceptives at three participating health care centres in Northern Tshwane. The results indicated that the majority
of both adult and adolescent women lacked knowledge
about emergency contraceptives. A number of
adolescents portrayed negative perceptions towards using emergency contraceptives, fearing future reproductive
problems or malformed babies.
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Unisa Press
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1682 5055