Open AccessKnowledge, attitude, and practice among Saudi primary health care attendees about family planning in Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Hassan M. Al-Musa,
Mohammed Abadi Alsaleem,
Waleed Hassan Alfaifi,
Zainah Alshumrani,
Nouf Saleh Alzuheri,
Abeer Saeed Aslouf,
Jamaan Raffia Alshahrani,
Abdullah Saeed Mastour,
Abdulrahman Mohammad Alqahtani,
Rishi Kumar Bharti,
Shweta Chaudhary
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of family medicine and primary care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2278-7135
pISSN - 2249-4863
DOI - 10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_363_18
Subject(s) - medicine , family planning , pill , family medicine , developing country , reproductive health , pediatrics , demography , environmental health , population , nursing , sociology , economics , research methodology , economic growth
Knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of contraception are influenced by a host of interdependent demographic, cultural, economic, and social factors, therefore, KAP vary not only in different countries but also from region to region in a country. A cross-sectional study was carried out among Saudi primary health care attendees at Abha city, Saudi Arabia, with the aim to help in developing strategies that may enhance family planning in Abha.