Knowledge Attitude and Utilization Towards Emergency Contraceptive among Preparatory Students of Mizan High School Mizan-Aman Town, Bench-Maji Zone, South, Nations Nationalities And Peoples Regional State, South West, Ethiopia, 2016

Emergency contraceptive(EC) is a method that used to prevent unwanted pregnancy that result from unintended sexual activity, sexual assault or abuse, misuse of regular contraceptive or nonuse of contraception methods. (EC) can also plays a vital role in preventing un intended pregnancy, which in turn helps to reduce unintended child birth and unsafe abortion , which are major problem of maternal health. (EC) is found to be effective if used as soon as possible after unprotected sexual intercourse, especially within 72 hours of unprotected sexual intercourse [1]. Emergency contraceptives can be divided into two, which include emergency contraceptive pills or hormonal that contains combined oral contraceptive pills (COCs) and progestin only pills (POP sand intrauterine devices (IUDs). IUDs can be effective if it is inserted within 5 days of unprotected sexual intercourse.EC is said to be safe with minor side effects like nausea and vomiting in case of pills and infection for IUDs if not used properly. Effectiveness of EC said to be 75% in case of COCs and 85% in case of POPs. Regarding the mechanism of action, (EC) works by preventing fertilization, implantation and tubal transportation of sperm and ovum [2]. Volume 2 Issue 1 2018