• Emergency Contraceptives Knowledge, Attitude And Practice

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    • Use of regular family planning is high in Nigeria (33%) as compared to  other African countries. Despite this. Nigeria still has a high  fertility rate  (total fertility  rate 4.85 per 1000 population), which as a consequence has a high number of unwanted pregnancies.
      Young people engage in unplanned sexual practices, which may lead to unintended pregnancies, and  many perform  abortions  in  unsafe conditions, which lead  to mortality and morbidity It has been  shown  that  the use  Emergency  contraceptives  can reduce number of unwanted pregnancies and  consequently reduce  maternal morbidity and mortality related to pregnancy and unsafe abortions.  There  is a need  for the providers to be to have KAP on EC in order to provide its widespread usage.

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