GOBI. Knowledge, attitude and practice by Iraqi doctors

ABSTRACT

This is a survey that was designed to test the, knowledge of the doctors involved in pediatric care about the four strategies of health care that were suggested by the UNICEF to reduce infant and child morbidity and mortality. These strategies are growth monitoring, oral rehydration therapy [ORT], breast-feeding and immunization, abbreviated are GOBI. It was found that oral rehydration therapy and immunization were much better understood and practiced by the participating doctors than the other two, i.e. growth monitoring and breast-feeding. The total sample studied was 494 doctors