IJSR International Journal of Scientific Research 2277 - 8179 Indian Society for Health and Advanced Research ijsr-8-5-19201 Original Research Paper USE OF EMERGENCY CONTRACEPTION AMONGST RURAL WOMEN Vaishali Agrawal Dr. Dr Vashishta Dr. May 2019 8 5 01 02 ABSTRACT

Objective – To study the use of emergency contraception amongst rural women Material and methods – it was a prospective observational study where 500 females attending the out patient department were interviewed to know their knowledge and use of emergency contraception. Result – Of the 500 women, only 14 % knew about EC, 6.4 % had used EC ever. The educated and the married females had better knowledge of EC