[Knowledge, attitude and practice of health workers on family planning in Rafsanjan-1383]

ABSTRACT

The community involvement is among the key issues in the success of family planning programs and this is closely related to their level of knowledge and awareness. It is therefore, very important to assess the level of knowledge, attitude and practice of the different groups of people especially those who have a key role, such as Health Workers, in the family planning programs. A questionnaire including 32 items was designed to assess the level of knowledge attitude and practice of the Health Workers in Rafsanjan province [n=170] regarding family planning. Trained interviewers interviewed the relevant population and the results were analyzed by SPSS. The results indicate that the knowledge and attitude of the Health Workers on family planning has been appropriate Correct responses were given to most of questions on knowledge and attitude [70%]. Health Workers' practice was also appropriate [70%] comparing the results of the study with those of a decade ago on the same population was indicated a big improvement. In the end, regarding the key role of the population studied on family planning in rural communities, holding in-service training programs to promote knowledge, attitude and practice of the Health Workers is suggested