Factors influencing the use of emergency contraceptives among reproductive age women in the Kwadaso Municipality, Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Unintended pregnancy leads to unsafe abortion, which is one of the commonest causes of maternal deaths in developing countries including Ghana. Lots of unintended pregnancies can be avoided using emergency contraceptives (EC). Emergency contraceptives are mostly used after unprotected sexual intercourse and have a ninety-nine percent chance of preventing unintended pregnancy when taken correctly. However, unlike other modern contraceptives such as condoms, emergency contraceptives cannot prevent sexually transmitted infections.

Objectives

This study aimed at assessing the factors influencing the use of emergency contraceptives among reproductive-age women in the Kwadaso Municipality, Ghana.

Methods

A community-based descriptive cross-sectional study design

SUBMITTER: Yeboah DS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8893659 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature