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• Autor(a) principal: Ribeiro Abreu, Taynara Maria
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Teixeira Nunes, Anderson
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista Científica da Faculdade de Medicina de Campos
• Texto Completo: https://www.fmc.br/ojs/index.php/RCFMC/article/view/228
• topic: Métodos contraceptivos, Contraceptivo de emergência, Efeitos indesejáveis.

Emergency contraception is a method of use in cases of risky sexual intercourse and also in cases of non-use of other contraceptive methods, failure of this, or rape. Currently, its abusive use has increased among women. In some cases, they use without adequate knowledge.Moreover, undesirable effects can rise such as nausea; vomiting; fatigue; a headache; breast tenderness; abdominal pain; diarrhea; in some cases bleeding. Thus, the objective of this study was to evaluate women's knowledge about the emergency contraceptive method and its side effects. This is a cross-sectional observational study to analyze the knowledge in 232 university students from the health area of ​​a higher education institution, aged 18 to 45 years, on the use of emergency contraceptives in the city of Campos dos Goytacazes, RJ. The data collection procedure was performed using the interview technique with women, in the Campos Medical School, in Campos dos Goytacazes, from a structured protocol, during March and April of 2018. To carry out the research was requested to each participant the signing of the Term of Free and Informed Consent. Before the interviews were conducted for data collection procedure was requested and obtained the authorization of the person in charge of the institution. The research was submitted to the ethics committee on human research and approved with the opinion no. 2663890. The procedure of data collection was described from a structured protocol. It was concluded that despite the access to information, there is a certain disagreement on the subject, which causes the improper use of the method. Health professionals should be advised to check their for avoided doubts or mistakes. Lectures and debates at the institutional level also contribute to increasing women's knowledge, especially at the beginning of their sexual life.