Comparative Study
Knowledge and practice of university students in Lebanon regarding contraception
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Comparative Study
Knowledge and practice of university students in Lebanon regarding contraception
East Mediterr Health J.
2009 Mar-Apr.
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Abstract
We evaluated knowledge and practice of Lebanese university students regarding contraception in a cross-sectional, comparative study on students in public and private universities using an Arabic language self-administered questionnaire. We found low levels of knowledge of contraception. The majority of males (73.3%) and a few females (21.8%) declared previous sexual relations: the majority of males had used a condom (86.1%), but females had generally not used contraceptives (75.6%).
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