Pearson chi-square statistics was used to examine the relationship between demographic variables and awareness of EC. The results show that age and level of study were significantly associated with awareness of EC among the respondents (p < 0.026). The level of awareness of EC increases with increase in level of study and age of the respondents (Table 2). The level of awareness varies from 47% in first year to 74.1% in the fifth year. Older students (87.5%) were more likely to be aware of EC compared with younger students (48.4%).Table 2Bivariate analysis showing awareness of emergency contraception by background characteristicsVariablesEver heard of pills that can prevent pregnancy after sex P-valueName the pills P-valuePostinorNon EC pillsI cannot rememberAll214 (63.1)158 (77.5)35 (17.2)11 (5.4)Age ≤ 1947 (49.5)0.0035 (74.5)10 (21.3)2 (4.3)0.10 20–23123 (63.4)84 (73.7)22 (19.3)8 (7.0) ≥ 2443 (89.6)39 (92.9)3 (7.1)0 (0.0)Year of study First31 (47.0)0.0418 (60.0)10 (33.3)2 (6.7)0.12 Second47 (64.4)37 (82.2)5 (11.1)3 (6.7) Third57 (65.5)47 (85.5)6 (10.9)2 (3.6) Fourth59 (68.6)44 (80.0)9 (16.4)2 (3.6) Fifth20 (74.1)12 (63.2)5 (26.3)2 (10.5)Place of residence in school University residence58 (58.6)0.1639 (69.6)11 (19.6)6 (10.7)0.09 Off campus residence156 (65.0)119 (80.4)24 (16.2)5 (3.4)Place of residence outside school Rural62 (62.0)0.4441 (71.9)13 (22.8)3 (5.3)0.41 Urban152 (63.6)117 (79.6)22 (15.0)8 (5.4)