AN EVALUATION OF KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND

PRACTICE CONCERNING THE USE OF

EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTIVE PILLS AMONG
COMMUNITY PHARMACIST IN UGBOWO AND
ENVIRON
SEMINAR PRESENTATION

BY
EGILI STEVEN
(PHA1405707)

TO
DEPARTMENT OF CLINICAL PHARMACY
FACULTY OF PHARMACY , UNIVERSITY OF BENIN, BENIN CITY,
EDO STATE.

SUPERVISOR: PROF. PATRICK ERAH

JULY, 2021
 OUTLINE

BACKGROUND

METHODOLOGY

RESULTS

CONCLUSION

REFERENCE
 BACKGROUND
Women and couples continue to experience unintended pregnancies at high rates
There is a critical role for emergency contraception (EC) in preventing those
pregnancies
Pharmacists as an available member of the health care system have an important
role in educating patients about the effective and appropriate use of
contraceptives..
Possessing correct therapeutic information on oral contraceptives is an important
prerequisite for the provision of sound advice to patients who are using these
products

The aim of this study was to assess pharmacy professionals’ dispensing practice,
knowledge, and attitude towards emergency contraceptive pills (ECPs) use
 METHODOLOGY
 A cross-sectional survey was self-administered by a random sample of
community Pharmacists in Ugbowo, Benin City
The questionnaire contained four main domains:
demographic characteristics;
knowledge about ECPs;
attitude toward ECPs;
and dispensing practice of ECPs.
The data was collected in spread sheets and descriptive statistics were
calculated
Scores of the test were presented as percentage from a total of 100.
 RESULTS
• TABLE 1: DISTRIBUTION OF RESPONDENTS BY SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS
Characteristics Percent (%)
Frequency (n)
Age:    
>50 5 8.2
20-29 14 23.0
30-39 35 57.4
40-49 7 11.5
Gender:    
Female 22 36.1
Male 39 63.9
Degree/ Education:    
Bachelors of Pharmacy 32 52.5
Doctor of Pharmacy 28 45.9
Masters of Pharmacy 1 1.6
Primary Position:    
Locum 1 1.6
Manager 15 24.6
Owner 21 34.4
Staff 18 29.5
Superintendent pharmacist 6 9.8
Years of Experience:    
<5 years 27 44.3
>10 years 11 18.0
5-10 years 23 37.7
Total 61 100.0
 RESULTS……
TABLE 2. FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION OF KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND DISPENSING PRACTICE TOWARD THE USE OF ECPS

Study Variables Knowledge level Number Percentage

distribution n (%)
   

Dispensing Practice of    
ECP
  Good practice 44 72.13
  Poor practice 17 27.87
  Total 61 100
Knowledge of ECP
  Good Knowledge 50 81.96
  Poor Knowledge 11 18.03
  Total 61 100
Attitude towards ECP  
  Negative Attitude 7 11.5
  Positive Attitude 54 88.5
  Total 61 100
 CONCLUSION

• This study revealed that knowledge, attitude, and dispensing practice of

emergency contraceptives are very good even though there were variations with
respect to different factors
• Findings suggested that additional training and proper counselling technique on
emergency contraceptives will improve the service delivery
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