Open AccessKnowledge, Attitude and Practice of Emergency Contraception on Nursing Personnel
Author(s) -
N F Shanthini
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2014/10463.4839
Subject(s) - emergency contraception , nursing , medicine , unintended pregnancy , family planning , childbirth , positive attitude , family medicine , psychology , population , pregnancy , research methodology , social psychology , environmental health , biology , genetics
Emergency Contraception is a grossly underu-tilized option of prevention of pregnancy. It is a safe and effective method which can prevent unintended pregnancies, unsafe abortions and unwanted childbirth. Knowledge and attitude of Nursing personnel who are both service providers and health educators to the community can influence the contraceptive behavior of the people exposed to them. A few studies done in our country indicate that their awareness regarding EC is low.