Bibliographic citations
Piña, E., (2023). Nivel de conocimiento sobre anticoncepción oral de emergencia de los adolescentes del AAHH Sarita Colonia de la ciudad de Iquitos 2022 [Tesis, Universidad Científica del Perú]. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14503/2474
Piña, E., Nivel de conocimiento sobre anticoncepción oral de emergencia de los adolescentes del AAHH Sarita Colonia de la ciudad de Iquitos 2022 [Tesis]. PE: Universidad Científica del Perú; 2023. http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14503/2474
@misc{renati/196913,
title = "Nivel de conocimiento sobre anticoncepción oral de emergencia de los adolescentes del AAHH Sarita Colonia de la ciudad de Iquitos 2022",
author = "Piña Bazan, Elvi Sofia",
publisher = "Universidad Científica del Perú",
year = "2023"
}
Introduction: Loreto has the highest rate of teenage pregnancy in our country, one of the causes being the low level of knowledge about contraception and early initiation of sexual relations, it is important to know how much adolescents know about COE as a strategic possibility to reduce unwanted pregnancies. Objective: To determine the level of knowledge about emergency oral contraception of adolescents in the AAHH Sarita Colonia of the city of Iquitos, 2022 Material and methods: A quantitative study of observational, cross-sectional, prospective and correlative design was conducted, interviewing 183 adolescents of both sexes dl AAHH Sarita Colonia, applying a structured and validated instrument, Results: Of the 183 adolescents interviewed, 44.3% of the adolescents interviewed presented a low level of knowledge about emergency oral contraception, the highest level of knowledge was associated with adolescents between 17 and 19 years were significantly related (p = 0.000), female (p = 0.032); with sexual activity (p = 0.023); and with those who always use some contraceptive method (p = 0.018). Conclusion: Between 7 to 8 of the adolescents of the AAHH Sarita Colonia do not have a good level of knowledge about emergency oral contraception.
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