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Women's knowledge of taking oral contraceptive pills correctly and of emergency contraception: effect of providing information leaflets in general practice.

BACKGROUND About one third of all pregnancies are unplanned and 20% of all pregnancies end in abortion. More than 170,000 legal abortions are performed in the United Kingdom annually. Nearly all general practitioners provide contraceptive advice; the most commonly used form of reversible contraception is the oral contraceptive pill. AIM The aim of this study was to determine factors associate...

Educational Needs of General Practitioners Who Enrolled as Family Physicians in National Family Medicine Program and Referral System

Introduction: General practitioners who intend to work as “family physician” in Iranian National Family Physician Program should be ready to provide necessary care and services for the population under their coverage. The aim of this study was to survey and prioritize their educational needs required for the determined tasks in order to design proper educational programs. Methods: This cross-s...

Women's knowledge of emergency contraception.

BACKGROUND More widespread use of emergency contraception could help to reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies. AIM The objective of this study was to assess women's knowledge of emergency contraception. METHOD A questionnaire was distributed to 1290 women aged between 16 and 50 years attending 14 general practice surgeries in London over a two-week period in 1990. RESULTS The response...

Impact of Training on General Practitioner’s Knowledge, Attitude and Practices Regarding Emergency Contraception in Hyderabad

OBJECTIVES To elaborate the impact of family planning training on general practitioners' knowledge, attitude and practices regarding emergency contraception. METHODS A cross sectional survey involving 270 general practitioners was conducted in Hyderabad from 1(st) Oct to 31(st) Dec 2010. Participants were divided into two groups on the basis of attending family planning training course after ...

Dextrostix in the detection of diabetics in general practice.