Knowledge, attitude and practice of emergency contraception among health care providers in Ismailia, Egypt
Objective: To explore the knowledge, attitude and practice of health care providers in Ismailia, Egypt regarding emergency contraception. Participants and method: A structured questionnaire was distributed to a total of 270 health care providers (obstetrics and gynecology specialists and general pra...
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| author | Zakia M. Ibrahim Magdy R. Ahmed Mohamed M. Shaaban |
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| description | Objective: To explore the knowledge, attitude and practice of health care providers in Ismailia, Egypt regarding emergency contraception.
Participants and method: A structured questionnaire was distributed to a total of 270 health care providers (obstetrics and gynecology specialists and general practitioners or family physicians). The questionnaire contained four main domains: demographic characteristics; knowledge about EC; attitude toward EC; and practice of EC.
Results: Knowledge of specialists was significantly higher than general practitioners/family physicians regarding the three most commonly used methods of EC, viz; combined oral contraceptive (Yuzpe) method, progesterone only pills (plan B) method and IUCD. Only 39.5% of specialists and 24.0% of GPs/family physicians had good knowledge of EC (p = 0.01). 45.7% of specialists and 42.6% of GPs/family physicians had favorable attitude toward EC with no significant difference. 39.5% of specialists and 26.6% of GPs/family physicians reported ever prescribing EC. Yuzpe method was the most commonly prescribed method by specialists (31.5%) and GPs/family physicians (27.0%) with no significant difference. Knowledge and favorable attitude were significantly associated in both groups. Age and years of experience significantly affected the three outcome measures.
Conclusion: A deficit in knowledge and a negative attitude shown by health care providers lead to an insufficient use of EC methods. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-86b3f5c8fb574a9fa116948ce79c1b492022-12-21T18:39:33ZengSpringerOpenMiddle East Fertility Society Journal1110-56902013-12-0118424625210.1016/j.mefs.2013.01.006Knowledge, attitude and practice of emergency contraception among health care providers in Ismailia, EgyptZakia M. IbrahimMagdy R. AhmedMohamed M. ShaabanObjective: To explore the knowledge, attitude and practice of health care providers in Ismailia, Egypt regarding emergency contraception. Participants and method: A structured questionnaire was distributed to a total of 270 health care providers (obstetrics and gynecology specialists and general practitioners or family physicians). The questionnaire contained four main domains: demographic characteristics; knowledge about EC; attitude toward EC; and practice of EC. Results: Knowledge of specialists was significantly higher than general practitioners/family physicians regarding the three most commonly used methods of EC, viz; combined oral contraceptive (Yuzpe) method, progesterone only pills (plan B) method and IUCD. Only 39.5% of specialists and 24.0% of GPs/family physicians had good knowledge of EC (p = 0.01). 45.7% of specialists and 42.6% of GPs/family physicians had favorable attitude toward EC with no significant difference. 39.5% of specialists and 26.6% of GPs/family physicians reported ever prescribing EC. Yuzpe method was the most commonly prescribed method by specialists (31.5%) and GPs/family physicians (27.0%) with no significant difference. Knowledge and favorable attitude were significantly associated in both groups. Age and years of experience significantly affected the three outcome measures. Conclusion: A deficit in knowledge and a negative attitude shown by health care providers lead to an insufficient use of EC methods.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110569013000095Emergency contraceptionKnowledgeAttitudesPracticesHealth care providers |
| spellingShingle | Zakia M. Ibrahim Magdy R. Ahmed Mohamed M. Shaaban Knowledge, attitude and practice of emergency contraception among health care providers in Ismailia, Egypt Middle East Fertility Society Journal Emergency contraception Knowledge Attitudes Practices Health care providers |
| title | Knowledge, attitude and practice of emergency contraception among health care providers in Ismailia, Egypt |
| title_full | Knowledge, attitude and practice of emergency contraception among health care providers in Ismailia, Egypt |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge, attitude and practice of emergency contraception among health care providers in Ismailia, Egypt |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge, attitude and practice of emergency contraception among health care providers in Ismailia, Egypt |
| title_short | Knowledge, attitude and practice of emergency contraception among health care providers in Ismailia, Egypt |
| title_sort | knowledge attitude and practice of emergency contraception among health care providers in ismailia egypt |
| topic | Emergency contraception Knowledge Attitudes Practices Health care providers |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110569013000095 |
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