Evaluating the Level of Awareness in Health System Personnel and Their Perception Towards Emergency Contraceptive Methods (EC)

摘要

In order to determine the perception and awareness of the health system personnel in regards to Emergency Contraception methods (EC), 216 health workers were recruited into the study. In this study, 216 eligible subjects were selected from 16 clinics using a randomized sampling method. The subjects filled out a pretest questionnaire, which included in this study. Legal consent, General information (including demographic characteristics, obstetrics and contraceptive history), 13 perceptional questions about (EC), 14 awareness questions about (EC). A significant relationship was found between (EC) awareness of the subjects and their sex, level of education and their study major. However, no relationship between personal characteristics and perception was observed. Moreover, no association was found between perception and awareness of (EC) in this study. Considering, the poor knowledge (45.5%) and indifferent perception (47.4%) of the health system personnel regarding (EC), the execution of educational classes is necessary for improving their role in the community health system.