Variable | Number | Percentage |
---|---|---|
Ever heard of EC | ||
Yes | 310 | 84.2 |
No | 58 | 15.8 |
Time heard about EC | ||
< 6 Months ago | 31 | 8.4 |
6 months-5 years | 183 | 49.7 |
Before 5 years | 131 | 35.6 |
Time to take EC 1 | ||
Within 72 hours | 237 | 64.4 |
After 72 hours | 21 | 5.7 |
Don't know | 67 | 18.2 |
Effectiveness of EC 2 | ||
75-99% | 186 | 50.5 |
30-50% | 34 | 9.3 |
Not sure | 102 | l27.7 |
How safe is EC 3 | ||
Safe | 216 | 58.7 |
Unsafe | 19 | 5.2 |
I don't know | 87 | 23.6 |
Source of information ♣ | ||
Formal Education | 108 | 29.3 |
Media | 278 | 75.5 |
Magazine | 15 | 4.1 |
Internet | 29 | 7.9 |
Health facilities | 255 | 69.3 |
Friends/relatives | 7 | 1.9 |
Place to obtain EC | ||
Health institutes | 288 | 78.3 |
Supermarket | 2 | 0.5 |
Social worker | 2 | 0.5 |
Don't know | 2 | 0.5 |
Impossible to obtain | 13 | 3.5 |
Importance of EC ♠ | ||
Post rape | 302 | 82.1 |
Back up when condom breaks | 182 | 49.5 |
When oral contraceptive pill is forgotten | 41 | 11.1 |