Aim: This study has been done to determine not only the information level if the students about the morning after pills but also their attitudes towards It.
Method: The research was carried out in the spring term of the 2005-2006 academic year with the students in the first and fourth grades of Faculty of Education, Faculty of Science, Faculty of Economics and Faculty of Engineering. The information has been obtained through questionaire in the research which has a cross-sectional. Chi- square test has been used in analyzing the data.
Results: The research was done with 1202 students; 56.2% of them were boys and 43.8% of them were girls. The average age of the students is 21,51±2,24. It has been determined that 40.8 % have information about the morning after pills. 59.2% of the students have stated that they have no information about it.45,2% of the male students and 35.1% of the female students have stated that they have information about morning after pills. The most important information source of the students consist of 29.7% TV/radio, 28.2% their friends 69.1% of the male students and 72.2% of the female students have stated that unprotected sex increases through this method.
Conclusion: The information level of the university students about morning after pills is insufficient. Their most important information source is media. It is essential to provide the young with information about the emergency contraception and the other subject, morever the media should be enabled to provide the young with the correct information and the accessibility to these services also should be increased.
Key Words: University Students; Morning After Pills; Emergency Contraception.
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