scholarly journals Assessment of knowledge and attitude about emergency contraception: a cross sectional study among medical students in North India

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (9) ◽  
pp. 4042
Author(s):  
Rajiv Kumar Gupta ◽  
Parveen Singh ◽  
Rashmi Kumari ◽  
Bhavna Langer ◽  
Pawan Sharma ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Sexual Intercourse ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Emergency Contraception ◽  
Early Years ◽  
North India ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Unprotected Sexual Intercourse ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

Background: Emergency contraception (EC) which is the only method indicated after the unprotected sexual intercourse prevents unintended pregnancies and its harmful consequences like unsafe abortion or unintended child delivery. Since medical students are the future medical professional and would be the main channel to provide preventive, promotive and curative services to the population at large, their knowledge and attitude towards EC is an important context in the overall health scenario of India. The study aimed to assess the knowledge and attitudes of medical students towards use of EC.Methods: This cross sectional questionnaire based study was conducted among 2nd professional MBBS students in a Government Medical College in North India. The self administered questionnaire intended to seek information on knowledge and attitude of the students. The data so collected was expressed in percentages and Chi square test was used as test of significance.Results: All the respondents had heard of EC with mass media as the main source of information. More than 90% of the respondents knew about the indications for use of EC as well as the timing of the use of EC. Female respondents had better knowledge about composition of EC as well mechanism of action (p<0.05). More than 90% would recommend EC in case of unprotected sexual intercourse and 83.5% had positive attitude towards EC.Conclusions: Although knowledge about EC was good on certain parameters, yet lack of in depth knowledge among future health care providers is a cause of concern. So, attention be given to special issues relating to EC from early years of medical education till internship. 

scholarly journals Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Transgender and Intersex Individuals Among Medical Students and Health Care Providers of Karachi, Pakistan

2021 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Medical Curriculum ◽  
Healthcare Providers ◽  
Target Population ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Healthcare Needs ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Study Participants

Background: Transgender and intersex individuals face numerous hurdles in accessing health facilities. Furthermore, there is no formal training for the provision of care for such a vulnerable population. This study explores the knowledge and attitude of medical students and Healthcare Providers (HCPs) about transgender and intersex individuals in Karachi. Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted among medical students of a government medical college and HCPs, from August to September 2019. A structured questionnaire was used to assess the knowledge and attitude of study participants, towards intersex and transgender individuals. Data were analyzed using SPSS 20. Results: Of the 200 participants, 171 returned the complete questionnaire with a response rate of 85.5%. There were 100(58.5%) females and 71(41.5%) males, with 93(54.4%) medical students and 78(45.6%) HCPs. All study participants were familiar with the term transgender, whereas 138(80.7%) reported having heard the term intersex, whereas 35(20.5%) regarded the conditions as a mental illness. Knowledge of PMC code regarding gender orientation was significantly higher in HCPs than medical students (41% vs 14%, p<0.001). Medical students were more in favor of corrective surgery to be performed (61.3%) as compared to the HCPs (43.6%) (p=0.02). Conclusion: Even though medical students and HCPs were familiar with transgender and intersex terms yet there were different misconceptions regarding them. However, our target population was willing to learn the healthcare needs of such individuals. It is recommended that the latest guidelines regarding gender spectrum are taught in the medical curriculum.

scholarly journals Awareness about emergency contraception among medical students in a Tamil Nadu private medical college: a cross sectional study

2017 ◽  
Vol 4 (8) ◽  
pp. 2977
Author(s):  
Kamal Kishore Verma ◽  
Rajeev K. H.
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Emergency Contraception ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Future Health ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Future Health Care ◽  
First Year Medical Students

Background: The methods of contraception that can be used to prevent pregnancy in the first five days after sexual intercourse are termed as emergency contraception (EC). Unwanted pregnancy among adolescents and youth poses a major challenge to the reproductive health in developing countries because of illegal and unsafe abortions and leading to maternal death. Since medical students are future health care providers and their correct awareness about EC will help in giving health education to the community. The objective of the study was to assess the awareness about emergency contraception among first year medical students in a private medical college of Tamil Nadu.Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among first year medical students of a private medical college. A total of 122 students were interviewed using pretested, semi-structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics were used to analyse the data.Results: Among the study population, 56.6% and 43.4% were males and females respectively. All students heard about EC and 73% were correctly aware about the correct timing of administration of EC. 72% of them felt that they can get EC directly from any pharmacy store without any prescription, 89% of them feel that EC is not an effective routine method of contraception and only 10% said that it will result in more women suffering from STI/HIV.Conclusions: Our study showed that, students were having good knowledge about emergency contraception. Since they are future health care providers giving adequate training to them in acquiring good knowledge will help in dispensing the reproductive health education to the community especially for the adolescents and youth.

scholarly journals Knowledge and attitude towards emergency contraception in females of urban area of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 210 ◽  
Author(s):  
Malvika Mishra ◽  
Shiv Shanker Tripathi ◽  
Manish Kumar Verma
Keyword(s):  
Health Education ◽  
Emergency Contraception ◽  
Unplanned Pregnancy ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Health Awareness ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Negative Attitudes ◽  
Unprotected Sexual Intercourse ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

Background: Emergency contraception are birth control measures that, if taken after unprotected sexual intercourse, contraceptive failure, incorrect use of contraceptives or in cases of sexual assault may prevent pregnancy. The aim of the study was to assess the knowledge and attitude of female living in urban part of Lucknow district from September 2015 to August 2016.Methods: This was a descriptive, cross-sectional study conducted at RML Hospital, Lucknow from September 2015 to August 2016. A cross sectional study design was conducted and Participants were selected using simple random sampling method. Data was collected by using self-administered questionnaires. Data processing and analysis: The collected data was entered into a computer and analyzed using statistical package of social science version 20.0.Results: In this study it was found that, Out of 385 subjects 54% (209) new the correct time interval for EC to be effective and 91% (350) new that this is for prevention of unplanned pregnancy. Out of 385 subjects 77% (345) reported that they had heard the word EC from different sources, however 23% (90) reported that they never heard about that it means that still there is a scope of health awareness activities and health education to improve the knowledge of EC. Different attitudes of females towards emergency contraception some different pair of questions was asked. Out of 385 subjects 85% (329) were reported that they have positive attitudes in terms of benefits of EC to reduce the risk of unplanned pregnancy. A few number of subjects i.e. 12% (48) reported negative attitudes towards EC where as 3 % (8) did not respond. The more than half subjects i.e. 68% (260) reported that they use EC even if their partners disagreed with them where as 11% (41). Cultural belief was found as an barrier in having negative attitudes towards EC. The Religion, Occupation and educational status affect knowledge and attitudes towards EC.Conclusions: The results show that there is a scope of health awareness activities and health education to improve the knowledge and attitude towards EC.

scholarly journals Health care providers knowledge, attitudes and perceived barriers towards emergency contraception in a sub-Himalayan state of India

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (8) ◽  
pp. 3244
Author(s):  
Rajiv Kumar Gupta ◽  
Bhavna Langer ◽  
Parveen Singh ◽  
Rashmi Kumari ◽  
Najma Akhtar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Emergency Contraception ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Unwanted Pregnancy ◽  
Unprotected Sex ◽  
Perceived Barriers ◽  
Family Welfare ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Cross Sectional

Background: Emergency Contraception (EC) is a method of contraception used within 72 hours of unprotected sex to prevent unwanted pregnancy. More than ten years since its use, a study was conducted among health care providers to assess their knowledge, attitudes and perceived barriers towards EC.Methods: The current cross-sectional study was conducted among the health care providers (HCPs) in all the health institutions of Jammu city, one of which included a tertiary care teaching hospital. The HCPs for the purpose of the current study included Medical Officers (MOs), Lady Health Visitors/ Staff Nurses (LHV/ SNs) and pharmacists. A 24 item pre-tested questionnaire was administered to the respondents to gather the relevant information.Results: MOs and LHV/SNs were found to have better knowledge than the pharmacists. Higher proportion of LHV/SNs and pharmacists were willing to learn more about EC (p<0.05). About two-third of MOs and LHV/SNs agreed about shortage of time during clinic schedule to counsel the users about EC (p<0.05).Conclusions: Gaps in the knowledge of the respondents need to be taken care of with continuing in-service trainings along with behaviour change communication. Role of pharmacists as health care provider especially in the context of family welfare services needs to be reassessed.

scholarly journals POLIO VACCINE;

2017 ◽  
Vol 24 (06) ◽  
pp. 919-923
Author(s):  
Naila Azam ◽  
Shamaila Mohsin ◽  
Aamira Hashmi ◽  
Muhammad Imran ◽  
Farman Ali ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Polio Eradication ◽  
P Value ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Inadequate Knowledge ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
Graduate Trainees ◽  
Tertiary Care Hospitals

Objectives: To assess knowledge and attitude of young doctors serving in Tertiarycare Hospitals regarding the IPV intervention and polio eradication campaign. Study Design:A cross sectional descriptive study. Setting: Five Tertiary Care Hospitals in Rawalpindi andIslamabad. Period: Oct 2015-Nov 2015. Methods: Proportionate random sampling techniquewas used to select a sample of 100 doctors working in pediatrics wards and out patientsdepartments (OPD). After taking informed consent the data was collected using a standardizedQuestionnaire to measure level of awareness among this cohort of Health care providers. Datawere entered and analyzed using SPSS version 21. Baseline distinctiveness (demographic)was summarized by descriptive statistics. The statistical inference was drawn using Chi squaretest, p value of ≤ 0.05 was considered as significant. Results The study sample comprised of47 males and 53 females. Mean age of participants was 29.8 ± 5.7. There were 15% HouseOfficers, 45% Post Graduate Trainees, 30% Medical Officers and 10% consultants in thesample. Majority of doctors (65%) expressed disinterest and doubt about polio immunizationwhile 40% suggested focus on sanitation and health promotion before immunization. Amongthe participants only 29% had attended polio surveillance training workshop in last 2 years andparticipated in polio National Immunization days. There was no significant association betweenknowledge about IPV and years of experience(x2 =2.68, p= 0.433). Conclusion: This studysuggests that there was inadequate knowledge of doctors in tertiary care hospitals regardingIPV and polio eradication efforts in Pakistan.

scholarly journals Assessment of knowledge and attitude regarding intrauterine devices among auxiliary nurse midwife in two districts of North Bengal

2018 ◽  
Vol 5 (11) ◽  
pp. 4831
Author(s):  
Romy Biswas ◽  
Sharmistha Bhattacherjee ◽  
Kuntala Ray ◽  
Jayanta K. Roy ◽  
Tapas K. Sarkar ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Service Providers ◽  
Peer Group ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Favourable Attitude ◽  
Auxiliary Nurse ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude

Background: Despite being one of the most easily available and reversible methods of family planning, IUD utilization continue to remain low, as evident in the nationwide surveys. One of the reasons was poor knowledge and skills on IUD provision among health care providers. This study examined factors related to providers, by examining their IUD-related knowledge, and their attitudes toward recommending or inserting the IUD.Methods: A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted among 503 ANMs from Uttar Dinajpur and Darjeeling Districts using a semi-structured questionnaire exploring the service providers’ knowledge, current practices and experience with IUD insertion. Attitudes regarding IUDs were assessed by asking how much they agreed with a number of hypothetical statements about the IUD.Results: The proportion of good knowledge and favourable attitude was 57.5% and 60% respectively. The knowledge was found to be significantly higher among ANMs aged less than 30 years and who had graduate education than their counterparts. Better knowledge and favourable attitude was found among the ANMs posted in Darjeeling and had service experience of more than 5 years.Conclusions: The knowledge and attitude of the ANMs were found to be less than satisfactory. Addressing IUDs and other newer contraceptives in pre-service curriculum, within job training and peer group education in both public and private areas may help the situation.

scholarly journals Awareness and Preparedness of Egyptian House Officers toward COVID-19 Pandemic

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-9
Keyword(s):  
Health Care ◽  
Social Media ◽  
Medical Students ◽  
Health System ◽  
Health Care Providers ◽  
Management Team ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Protective Measures

Background: The recent spread of coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) led to shortage of health care providers in all countries. House officers and medical students may have a role in solving this problem. Objective: The study aims to measure and discuss the readiness of Egyptian house to be part of the health system facing the current COVID-19 pandemic. Methods: A cross-sectional online questionnaire was conducted on sample of house officers from different Egyptian universities through announcement on social media groups over a period of one month during May 2020. Results: Nine-hundred seventy four Egyptian house officers participated in this study. Only 38.8% of respondent agreed to be a member of COVID-19 management team, 70.4% of participants depend on social media as a source for their information. The analysis of the results shows that participants significantly need more information about the protective measures and how to report suspected cases. Conclusions: Egyptian house officers need more training before being involved in the health care system for facing COVID-19.

scholarly journals A study to assess knowledge and attitude of infertile Kashmiri couples

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 4192
Author(s):  
Basharat Hussain Pandit ◽  
Asif Mustafa ◽  
Sadia Ali Wani ◽  
Fatima Nazir
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Intercourse ◽  
Educational Status ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Unprotected Sexual Intercourse ◽  
Adequate Knowledge ◽  
Inadequate Knowledge ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Knowledge And Attitude ◽  
One Year ◽  
Infertility Patients

Background: Infertility is defined as the inability to conceive naturally after one year of regular unprotected sexual intercourse. The chance to conceive depends on multiple factors like the length of sexual intercourse, frequency of coitus and age of couples. This could be due to male as well as female factors and deficiencies.Methods: This is a cross sectional observational study conducted on infertility patients. A fertility questionnaire was designed for both the partners with questions covering knowledge and attitude towards infertility.Results: A total 100 couples were selected in which prevalence of primary and secondary infertility was 72% and 28% respectively. The mean duration of infertility was 3 years. On scoring their level of knowledge, 52% had inadequate knowledge, 44% had moderate knowledge and 4% had adequate knowledge. There was no statistically significant difference in the knowledge in relation to their educational qualification and type of infertility among participants.Conclusions: Infertility is common problem affecting 10-15% of the population. The knowledge about infertility and its risk factors is generally limited among the participants, in spite of their educational status.

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