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@article{170190,
        author = {Prabhjot kaur and Gurjit kaur and Navjot kaur},
        title = {“ A descriptive study to assess the knowledge regarding use of emergency contraceptive pills as a method of contraceptive among eligible couples in selected area of Muktsar, Punjab”.},
        journal = {International Journal of Innovative Research in Technology},
        year = {2024},
        volume = {11},
        number = {6},
        pages = {3568-3570},
        issn = {2349-6002},
        url = {https://ijirt.org/article?manuscript=170190},
        abstract = {Emergency contraceptive Emergency contraceptives (the “morning- after pills”) are used after intercourse has already taken place. They prevent pregnancy by delaying the release of an egg from the ovaries and possibly by thickening cervical mucus and making “swimming conditions” for sperm unfavorable. Studies indicate that emergency contraception does not prevent implantation; it simply keeps the egg and sperm from ever meeting. The aim of study is to assess the knowledge regarding the use of emergency contraception among eligible couples. A research design is descriptive design. The sample consist of 150 married couples. Non probability convienient sampling techniques is used to select the sample. The assessment of knowledge of women regarding emergency contraceptive pills were carried out using self-structured questionnaire tools. The collected sample was analyzed by using descriptive statistics. Results revealed that mean for overall knowledge of women was 20.066 and median was found   18.87  and mode was19. 095  . The study conclude that there was good knowledge regarding contraception among women i.e. 57.4 % .49.4% of participants had average knowledge and  8 % had excellent knowledge regarding contraception.},
        keywords = {Contraceptive pills, knowledge, women},
        month = {December},
        }