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Use of emergency contraception by women as a back-up method
By: Hazari, Kamal.
Subject(s): Emergency contraceptives | health care-womens In: Health and Population Perspectives and Issues 23(3)Summary: No emergency contraceptive method is cent per cent reliable & efficacious. Therefore, the need for emergency contraception as a back-up method to prevent unwanted pregnancy following failure of regular contraceptives like, missed OCPs, expelled IUCDs or slipped condoms has more relevance. The existing awareness of the common people about EC methods is very low. The present study has been designed to evaluate the use & misuse of emergency contraceptives among women who are adopting condom as their primary contraceptives among women who are adopting condom as their primary contraceptives counselled, would not like to misuse the emergency contraceptive even if is is available in advance.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Journal | Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya | Available |
No emergency contraceptive method is cent per cent reliable & efficacious. Therefore, the need for emergency contraception as a back-up method to prevent unwanted pregnancy following failure of regular contraceptives like, missed OCPs, expelled IUCDs or slipped condoms has more relevance. The existing awareness of the common people about EC methods is very low. The present study has been designed to evaluate the use & misuse of emergency contraceptives among women who are adopting condom as their primary contraceptives among women who are adopting condom as their primary contraceptives counselled, would not like to misuse the emergency contraceptive even if is is available in advance.