EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION: AN OVERVIEW AMONG USERS

Background: emergency contraception pills (ecp) provides a safe and effective means of post coital treatment and prevents at least 75% of expected pregnancies resulting from unprotected intercourse. the purpose of the study was to assess the awareness regarding emergency contraception and to see the knowledge attitude and preference about emergency contraception.methods: this was a descriptive cross sectional study carried out at combined military hospital (cmh) khuzdar. a total of 200 married women of reproductive age group who agreed to participate in the study were interviewed using a self-reported comprehensive,structured closed ended questionnaire.results: 77% of the women were practicing some contraceptive method at the time of study. most were using condoms for contraception. 16% of all respondents have never used any contraceptive in their life. 70% believe that religion of islam is not a barrier in family planning. only 7.5% of the women were aware about ecp.conclusion: knowledge about ecp is poor among the women of child bearing age. there is a room for improvement regarding the awareness and use of ecp which can contribute to prevention of unwanted pregnancies.