Assessing the knowledge attitude and utilisation of emergency contraception among female university students at Kamuzu University of Health Sciences, Malawi
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2022-02-09
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This is a both qualitative and quantitative institutional based cross-sectional study aimed at
assessing the knowledge of female university students on emergency contraception at Kamuzu
University of Health Sciences. The study will also assess the students‟ attitude towards
emergency contraceptives and the prevalence of utilization of emergency contraceptives among
these students. This study has been designed since it has been noted that there is a rise in the
number of unplanned pregnancies among female university students. This in turn has led to poor
performance, increase in school drop-out rates and unsafe abortions.
The targeted population is all female university students from Kamuzu University of Health
Sciences. Participants will be selected through stratified random sampling method. A sample size
of 333 students will be drawn including adjustment of 10% for nonresponse. The data will be
collected using a self-administered questionnaire. Microsoft 2016 Excel will be used for data
entry and Strata for data analysis. Data and information will be backed up using external and
Google drives.
The expected results are that a lot of university students have adequate knowledge on emergency
contraception than other youths with no or less educational attainment, but many are not using
them due to some other factors
The results of the study will be presented during the 2022 Kamuzu University of Health
Sciences Research Dissemination Seminar.
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