TEMPLATE DESIGN © Dev Kumari Shrestha Rai Maternal Health Nursing Department College of Nursing,BPKIHS,Nepal Design and Methods Design : Pre experimental design Setting: Public higher secondary school Dharan Sample size : sample size was 60 students. Sampling technique : stratified random, sampling technique Results Table 1 Demographic Profile of Higher Secondary Students of Public High School in Dharan n=60 … Discussion and Conclusions References Finding revealed that knowledge about the meaning of Contraception, the report reveals that in the pre-test 78.3% gave the correct response which increased to 86.7% in the post-test. However the difference between the pre-test and post-test was not found to be significant (P=0.383). Effectiveness of Educational Intervention on Knowledge Regarding Emergency Contraception among the Higher Secondary Students of Public Higher Secondary School in Dharan, Nepal I nvestigators OmKumari Rai Dev Kumari Shrestha Rai Emergency contraception could be a powerful means to prevent unwanted pregnancies and their devastating consequences for women’s health, social well being and life project and for the unwanted child. 1 Introduction Unintended pregnancy poses a major challenge to the reproductive health of young adults in developing countries. Some young women with unintended pregnancies obtain abortions many of which are performed in unsafe conditions and others carry their pregnancies to term, incurring risks of morbidity and mortality higher than those for adult women. 2 Rational for Study Women in the younger group are twice as likely to be affected by complications related to childbirth 4. Making young women aware about emergency contraception may help to prevent unwanted pregnancies and promote safe sex 5 Objective s To assess the knowledge regarding Emergency Contraception among the Higher Secondary Students of Public Higher Secondary School before and after the educational intervention. To implement an educational package on Emergency Contraception. To compare the knowledge regarding Emergency Contraception among the higher secondary students before and after the educational intervention. Data collection procedure Data was collected in three phases: Pretest phase (7 th December 2008) Intervention phase (7 th December 2008) Post test (19 th December 2008) Data analysis The data collected during the study has been analyzed using descriptive as well as inferential statistics Knowledge score of the participants between the pre-test and post-test were compared using Mc Nemar Chi square test and Fischer’s Exact significant test. Wilcoxon Sign Rank test was used to find the overall significance of the educational intervention program. Ethical consideration Formal approval was obtained from the concerned authority. Verbal consent was obtained from each participants. Purpose of the study was briefly informed to each participants. Confidentiality was maintained throughout the study period and used only for research purpose Demographic variablesfrequencypercentage Age years60100 Sex Male Female Residence Rural Urban Religion Hindu Others(Buddhist,Christian,Kirat) Marital status Unmarried60100 Table 2 Responses on Knowledge Regarding Emergency Contraception n=60 Knowledge regarding Pretest (n=60)Posttest (n=60) Differe nce in % P value Correct response % % Definition of EC <0.001 ** Types as ECD <0.001 ** Purpose of EC <0.001 * EC prevent from STI <0.001 ** EEC prevent future pregnancy * Side effects of EC * Days of IUCD used as EC <0.001* * **Mc Nemar Chi-square P value Cont…Table 2 Table 3 Overall Change in the Percentage of Responses after the Educational Intervention RangeMeanSDZ value*P value Pre-test 3.57 – <0.001 Post-test – Fifty one percent in the pre-test gave correct response regarding the meaning of Emergency Contraception which was changed to 93.3% in the post test. Result was significant. types of the family planning devices that can be used as an Emergency Contraception the responses in the pre-test and post-test were 13.3% and 91.7%.Difference was significant. time period within which an Intra-uterine devices can be used as an Emergency Contraception, the report revealed that in the pre-test 11.7% gave the correct responses which was increased to 61.7% in the post test,it is also significant result. the time interval between the first and second doses of ECP in the pre-test was 33.3% which was markedly increased in post- test (91.7%). The overall mean score of knowledge on Emergency Contraception of the respondents were in the pre-test which was changed to in the post-test. the difference was found to be significant (p<0.001 The findings of the study showed that the post-test mean score on knowledge regarding Emergency Contraception was increased from the pre-test mean score the educational intervention was very effective in increasing the knowledge of the students. Thus, it signifies that a planned teaching program should be provided to update their knowledge and can be prevent from unwanted pregnancy and unsafe abortion. Conclusion Acknowledgement College of Nursing BPKIHS Participants of PHSS, Dharan RCOG 2012 References Croxatto HB, Fernandez SD. Emergency contraception- a human right issue. Best Practice and Research clinical Obstetrics and Gynaecology 2006; 20(3): Harrison KA et al. The influence of maternal age and parity on child bearing with special reference to primi gravidae aged 15 years and under. 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