Awareness Regarding Family Planning Methods Among Final Year Medical Students
A cross-sectional awareness survey was conducted among final year MBBS students of ISRA University, Hyderabad from May 2017 to November 2017. After checking eligibility and taking verbal informed consent, 100 participants were included in the study and interviewed using a self-administered question...
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KARACHI MEDICAL AND DENTAL COLLEGE
2020-09-01
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A cross-sectional awareness survey was conducted among final year MBBS students of ISRA University, Hyderabad from May 2017 to November 2017. After checking eligibility and taking verbal informed consent, 100 participants were included in the study and interviewed using a self-administered questionnaire.
Data was analyzed on Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 21. The study results showed that 29 (29%) of the study participants got information about family planning methods from health care providers, 27 (27%) through social circle, 24 (24%) through mediawhile 20 (20%) through conference, meetings and events. Furthermore, 42 (42%) of the participants correctly identified all permanent family planning methods, 65 (65%) correctly identified temporary family planning methods, 47 (47%) correctly identified short-term family planning methods whereas 54 (54%) correctly identified long term family planning methods. Efforts by both public and private sector to enhance awareness regarding family planning methods among medical students are recommended
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| spelling | doaj.art-764413a3ecc84da89481cc3840d2f53b2024-01-06T06:14:44ZengKARACHI MEDICAL AND DENTAL COLLEGEAnnals of Abbasi Shaheed Hospital and Karachi Medical & Dental College1563-32412020-09-0125210.58397/ashkmdc.v25i2.319230Awareness Regarding Family Planning Methods Among Final Year Medical StudentsNadia Somroo0Syed Muhammad Zulfiqar Hyder Naqvi1Syed Imtiaz Ahmed Jafry2Paras Saleem3Nazia Jameel4Mudassir Hussain5Department of Community Medicine, Peoples University of Medical and Health Sciences for WomenDepartment of Community Medicine, Baqai Medical UniversityDepartment of Community Medicine, Baqai Medical UniversityDepartment of Community Medicine, Peoples University of Medical and Health Sciences for WomenDepartment of Community Medicine, Baqai Medical UniversityDepartment of Community Dentistry, Karachi Medical and Dental College A cross-sectional awareness survey was conducted among final year MBBS students of ISRA University, Hyderabad from May 2017 to November 2017. After checking eligibility and taking verbal informed consent, 100 participants were included in the study and interviewed using a self-administered questionnaire. Data was analyzed on Statistical Package for Social Sciences version 21. The study results showed that 29 (29%) of the study participants got information about family planning methods from health care providers, 27 (27%) through social circle, 24 (24%) through mediawhile 20 (20%) through conference, meetings and events. Furthermore, 42 (42%) of the participants correctly identified all permanent family planning methods, 65 (65%) correctly identified temporary family planning methods, 47 (47%) correctly identified short-term family planning methods whereas 54 (54%) correctly identified long term family planning methods. Efforts by both public and private sector to enhance awareness regarding family planning methods among medical students are recommended https://www.annals-ashkmdc.org/index.php/ashkmdc/article/view/319Awarenessfamily planning servicesstudentsmedical |
| spellingShingle | Nadia Somroo Syed Muhammad Zulfiqar Hyder Naqvi Syed Imtiaz Ahmed Jafry Paras Saleem Nazia Jameel Mudassir Hussain Awareness Regarding Family Planning Methods Among Final Year Medical Students Annals of Abbasi Shaheed Hospital and Karachi Medical & Dental College Awareness family planning services students medical |
| title | Awareness Regarding Family Planning Methods Among Final Year Medical Students |
| title_full | Awareness Regarding Family Planning Methods Among Final Year Medical Students |
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| title_short | Awareness Regarding Family Planning Methods Among Final Year Medical Students |
| title_sort | awareness regarding family planning methods among final year medical students |
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