Contraceptive Knowledge, Attitude, and Barriers among First Year Medical Students at Kampala International University Western Campus Ishaka Bushenyi
A study conducted in Uganda assessed the knowledge, attitude, and barriers associated with contraceptive useamong first-year medical students. The majority (90.5%) of the students had heard about contraceptive use, with85.7% knowing where to get them. However, 44.8% did not know emergency contraception methods, and 49.9%agreed that it is their right to use contraceptives. Barriers to contraceptive use included knowledge, sexualintercourse, effectiveness, and side effects. The study recommends university management to hold health talks aboutcontraceptive use and pharmaceutical companies to produce drugs that can manage side effects