Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice about Emergency Contraception among Women in Shahriar, Tehran, Iran

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice about Emergency Contraception among Women in Shahriar, Tehran, Iran

The objective of current study is to determine the knowledge, attitude, and practice of women who attended to health care services regarding methods of emergency contraceptive (EC) in Shahriar, Tehran, Iran. Using a cross-sectional design over a period of three months in 2013, data was collected. We used a convenience method of sampling and married women of aged 15-49 years old who attended to health care services in Shahriar were enrolled. A self-administered and reliable (Cronbach’s alpha=0.87) questionnaire with likert rating scale was used to collect data.