Emergency contraception - knowledge in medical students

Anticoncepción de emergencia hormonal: Conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas en estudiantes universitarias. Estudio de corte transversal. Colombia. 2008

“…Hay grandes brechas entre conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas sobre AEH en estudiantes de la universidad donde se realizó la investigación. Por esto se hace necesario iniciar actividades de capacitación al estudiantado de las carreras de la salud, desde su inicio de la formación, haciéndolo extensivo a las otras áreas del conocimiento, para lograr desmitificar el uso de la AEH, sus características, mecanismo de acción y alcances (17,18,19). De igual forma, es necesario incluir en todos los currículos de las facultades de Ciencias de la Salud el tema de embarazo no planeado, anticoncepción de emergencia y normatividad en Salud Sexual y Reproductiva en Colombia.…”

Sexual and reproductive health teaching in undergraduate medical education: A narrative review

“…Four studies described emergency contraception education. 15,40,44,52 In one study of Indian medical students, the authors found that while all students had read about emergency contraception and most had learned about it in school, confusion persisted about emergency contraception, oral contraception, and the medications used in medication abortion. 44 At one medical school in Scotland, medical students have the option to participate as a peer-group educator for a sex education program in Edinburgh secondary schools.…”

“…15,40,44,52 In one study of Indian medical students, the authors found that while all students had read about emergency contraception and most had learned about it in school, confusion persisted about emergency contraception, oral contraception, and the medications used in medication abortion. 44 At one medical school in Scotland, medical students have the option to participate as a peer-group educator for a sex education program in Edinburgh secondary schools. 52 Those students who had served as peer-group sex educators reported more confidence caring for patients presenting for emergency contraception care, highlighting how opportunities outside the formal curriculum can enhance student learning with sexual and reproductive health care.…”

“…Four studies surveyed medical students to determine their baseline knowledge about sexual and reproductive health topics. 36,39,44,51 A Canadian survey of preclinical and clinical students about abortion epidemiology, practice guidelines, abortion methods and procedures concluded that students had limited knowledge in abortion care. 39 Mihciokur et al 51 surveyed final-year medical students in Turkey to understand abortion knowledge and training with open-and closed-ended questions.…”

“…16,17,21 Thirty-one studies reported student responses about their knowledge on, perceptions of, or experiences with, sexual and reproductive health teaching . [2][3][4][5]8,9,[13][14][15]18,19,24,[32][33][34][35][36][38][39][40][41]43,44,[46][47][48][49][51][52][53]55,56 Five studies provided insights from medical educators about their experiences with contraception and abortion education. 7,23,48,49,53 Two qualitative studies explored student perspectives on sexual and reproductive health education.…”