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Horizonte sanitario
versión On-line ISSN 2007-7459versión impresa ISSN 1665-3262
Resumen
MANDUJANO CONTRERAS, Juan Carlos et al. Knowledge and use of emergency pill in young college women of Tabasco. Horiz. sanitario [online]. 2018, vol.17, n.3, pp.227-234. ISSN 2007-7459. https://doi.org/10.19136/hs.a17n3.2161.
Objective:
Analyze the extent of knowledge that university students have of the emergency pill (CEP) , as well as knowing if they are aware of the consequences of its excessive use.
Materials and methods:
The research was based on two phases: documentary analysis, and fieldwork. A non-probabilistic sampling was carried out, with voluntary participants belonging to the universities of Villahermosa, Tabasco, Mexico.
Results:
A description is given of the level of knowledge that the university students have regarding the use of contraceptive methods, emphasizing the consumption of the so-called "emergency pill", the data of their sources of information and of the influence at the moment of acquiring are presented. This product, as well as the best-selling brands and the positioning of the same through the "Top of Mind", that is, the brand that comes first to the mind of the consumer and assisted reminding.
Conclusions:
To avoid unplanned pregnancies, university students make excessive use of the emergency pill, without taking into account that frequent consumption can cause significant damage to their health.
Palabras llave : Young people; students; contraceptives; sexual behavior.