Table 2 The knowledge and awareness on family planning and emergency contraception concepts and methods of English Medical Program first year students of NEU, Northern Cyprus, 2016 (N = 189)

 Knowledge of definition (n = 181)

Correct

97

53.6

Incorrect

84

46.4

 Having prior information on FP (n = 184)

Informed

112

60.9

Not informed

72

39.1

 Source of information (n = 111)^a

School

65

58.6

Internet

46

41.4

Media

36

32.4

Parents, relatives

34

30.6

Television

32

28.8

Health professionals

21

18.9

Friends

17

15.3

Pharmacy

2

1.8

 Awareness of traditional/natural contraceptive methods (n = 189)^b

Withdrawal

48

25.4

Breast-feeding

60

31.8

Periodic abstinence

69

36.5

 Awareness of 3 effective traditional methods (n = 189)

All methods

14

7.4

Some methods

175

92.6

 Awareness of modern methods^b (n = 189)

Male condom

156

82.5

Oral contraceptive pill

160

84.7

Diaphragm

161

85.2

Female condom

166

87.8

Implant

171

90.5

Combined vaginal ring

173

91.5

Depo hormone injection

176

93.1

Spermicide

177

93.7

Female surgical sterilization

177

93.7

Male surgical sterilization

178

94.2

Combined patch

179

94.7

IUD

182

96.3

Cervical cap

186

98.4

 Knowledge of definition (n = 171)

Correct

113

66.1

Incorrect

58

33.9

 Knowledge of purpose (n = 176)

Right

113

64.2

Wrong

63

35.8

 Awareness of methods (n = 189)

ECPs

94

49.7

Intra-uterine device

9

4.8

 Awareness of all EC methods (n = 173)

Complete

1

0.6

Not complete

172

99.4