Table 4 The status on the information about the provision of emergency contraception devices (IUD) and their adverse effects of English Medical Program first year students of NEU, Northern Cyprus, 2016 (N = 189)
Number | Percent | |
|---|---|---|
Localization of IUD insertion process (n = 175)a | ||
Hospital | 61 | 34.9 |
Family health center | 13 | 7.4 |
Pharmacy | 9 | 5.1 |
Private office | 7 | 4 |
Health center | 4 | 2.3 |
Home | 3 | 1.7 |
Side effects of emergency contraception (n = 182) | ||
Adverse effects exist | 59 | 32.4 |
No adverse effects | 46 | 25.3 |
Don’t know | 77 | 42.3 |
Adverse effects of emergency contraception as expressed by the participants (n = 51)b | ||
Infertility | 14 | 27.5 |
Hormonal disorder | 10 | 19.6 |
Bleeding | 8 | 15.7 |
Injury to uterine wall | 7 | 13.7 |
Menstrual disorders | 7 | 13.7 |
Constitutional syptoms | 6 | 11.8 |
Infection | 2 | 3.9 |
Weight gain | 2 | 3.9 |
Cancer | 1 | 2.0 |
Liver injury | 1 | 2.0 |
Depression | 1 | 2.0 |
Death | 1 | 2.0 |