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| `FAMILY PLANNING AND GENERAL PRACTITIONERS` KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES AND PRACTICES OF FAMILY PLANNING AMONG GENERAL PRACTITIONERS IN KARACHI` A COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN KAP OF GPS ABOUT FAMILY PLANNING IN A RECENT SURVEY AND A SURVEY DONE EIGHT YEARS AGO.
KEHKASHAN MUFTI. ABSTRACT Objectives: Family Planning practices are very low in Pakistan with a resultant population explosion. General practitioners who are the primary health care providers can be an important resource for family planning services provided they have adequate knowledge, their attitudes are positive and they educate their patients for the use of contraceptives willingly. This study is done recently to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices of GPs regarding family planning and to compare it with a similar study done eight years back as a pre requisite of MPH. Subjects: General practitioners (GPs) of Karachi regardless of their age, sex, caste & creed. Methodology/design: Both the studies which are to be compared were cross sectional involving 100 GPs each, 25 from each of Karachi`s four districts. A self administered questionnaire was distributed among available GPs and collected the next day. The data collected was then entered into a database and analyzed by SPSS. Following results were found. Results: First survey showed that only 34% of GPs had adequate knowledge about contraception, 26% had positive attitudes and 42% were willing to practice it in their clinics, provided some form of incentive is given to them. Second survey showed that 58% of GPs had adequate knowledge, 47% had positive attitudes and 54% were willing to practice in their clinics, provided some form of incentive is given to them. Conclusion: Comparison between the two surveys shows that the level of knowledge about contraception has improved by 24% during eight years, the positivity level has also improved by 21 % and the increase in practice level has improved by 12% only. This improvement is seen because most of the GPs have attended various courses and seminars organized by NGO`s, governmental agencies, various associations and other related national and international organizations. The low level of improvement in practices of contraception is because of time constraints, lack of incentives and lack of motivation and drive.
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