Comments on Mir A, Pearson S, Masood I (J Pak Med Assoc. 2023; 73: 1374-82) Where there is a will, there is a way: Enhancing contraceptive uptake in Pakistan

Madam/sir, we have read the article, "Where there is a will, there is a way: Enhancing contraceptive uptake in Pakistan" with support and agreement on the authors view that investing in public-sector services does pay off in terms of meeting family planning needs, and so do better, wider...

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Main Authors: Nevin Adel Amer, Amera Bekhatroh Rashed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pakistan Medical Association 2023-12-01
Series:Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
Online Access:https://test.ojs.jpma.org.pk/index.php/public_html/article/view/11593
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description Madam/sir, we have read the article, "Where there is a will, there is a way: Enhancing contraceptive uptake in Pakistan" with support and agreement on the authors view that investing in public-sector services does pay off in terms of meeting family planning needs, and so do better, wider and clearer communication. However, there are some equivocal points that require the attention and are hereby enlisted: The introduction section couldn’t give an idea about the gap of knowledge the current study tried to cover. The current study was planned to assess the contribution of a series of interventions on contraceptive uptake and reduction in unmet needs in FALAH areas at an old period of time from 2008 till 2011 while the article was published 12 years later. Being a quasi-experimental study; it was important to be conducted for testing one or more hypothesis linking the dependent and independent variables together.1 No hypothesis was formulated.
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spelling doaj.art-6e81659faf94474291b99ec175a8963d2023-12-29T05:20:23ZengPakistan Medical AssociationJournal of the Pakistan Medical Association0030-99822023-12-01741Comments on Mir A, Pearson S, Masood I (J Pak Med Assoc. 2023; 73: 1374-82) Where there is a will, there is a way: Enhancing contraceptive uptake in PakistanNevin Adel Amer0Amera Bekhatroh Rashed1Nursing Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jouf University, Al-Jouf, Saudi ArabiaNursing Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, Jouf University, Al-Jouf, Saudi Arabia Madam/sir, we have read the article, "Where there is a will, there is a way: Enhancing contraceptive uptake in Pakistan" with support and agreement on the authors view that investing in public-sector services does pay off in terms of meeting family planning needs, and so do better, wider and clearer communication. However, there are some equivocal points that require the attention and are hereby enlisted: The introduction section couldn’t give an idea about the gap of knowledge the current study tried to cover. The current study was planned to assess the contribution of a series of interventions on contraceptive uptake and reduction in unmet needs in FALAH areas at an old period of time from 2008 till 2011 while the article was published 12 years later. Being a quasi-experimental study; it was important to be conducted for testing one or more hypothesis linking the dependent and independent variables together.1 No hypothesis was formulated. https://test.ojs.jpma.org.pk/index.php/public_html/article/view/11593
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Comments on Mir A, Pearson S, Masood I (J Pak Med Assoc. 2023; 73: 1374-82) Where there is a will, there is a way: Enhancing contraceptive uptake in Pakistan
Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
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