Table 5 Responses to some statements on family planning and emergency contraception of English Medical Program first year students of NEU, Northern Cyprus, 2016 (N = 189)
Right | Wrong | No knowledge | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n% | n% | n | % | |||
Emergency contraception increases the frequency of unprotected sexual intercourse (n = 177) (W) | 42 | 23.7 | 90 | 50.9 | 45 | 25.4 |
Emergency contraception decreases the abortion rate due to unintended pregnancies (n = 177) (R) | 105 | 59.3 | 16 | 9.0 | 56 | 31.6 |
People are embarrassed to buy ECPs from pharmacies (n = 175) (R) | 88 | 50.3 | 25 | 14.3 | 62 | 35.4 |
Abortion is a method of emergency contraception (n = 177) (W) | 36 | 20.3 | 45 | 25.4 | 96 | 54.2 |
Family planning is mainly women’s responsibility (n = 176) (W) | 130 | 73.9 | 30 | 17.1 | 16 | 9.1 |
Modern methods are more effective than traditional methods (n = 176) (R) | 144 | 81.8 | 8 | 4.6 | 24 | 13.6 |