The Relationship of Emergency Contraception Knowledge of Young Individuals with Family Planning, Sexual and Reproductive Health Attitudes: A Cross-Sectional Study

Aim: To investigate the relationship between emergency contraception (EC) knowledge and attitudes towards family planning and sexual and reproductive health (SRH) among men and women aged 18-25 years living in Turkey and studying at university. Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted between August-October 2023 with 492 participants Turkey. The data of the study were obtained through "Data Collection Form" and "Reproductive Health and Family Planning Attitude Scale (RHFPAS)". Results: In women, there was a significant difference between those who had heard of EC, knew the time of use, access, and side effects and RHFPAS. In men, there was a statistically significant difference between those who had heard of EC, time of use, access and side effects and infertility and assisted reproductive treatments. There was a weak moderate positive correlation between SRH knowledge level and RHFPAS total mean score in women and men(p