ASSESSMENT OF KNOWLEDGE OF FAMILY PLANNING AMONG NURSES AT SERVICES HOSPITAL LAHORE, PAKISTAN

Introduction: Inspite of the recent advances in telecommunication and globalization, the international community has failed to bridle the giant of population explosion. Newly married couples fear and are hesitant to adopt family planning approaches. That is the reason they not only feel shy to buy but are also ignorant of their practical importance. Most of the couples are surrounded by myths and lack of evidence regarding contraception. Since the healthcare professionals especially the nurses are the frontline companions at any health provision facility therefore his study was designed to evaluate the knowledge about the family planning among nurses at Services Hospital Lahore. Method: A self-structured questionnaire containing the sociodemographic data and the content of the study was handed over to the 100 nurses of Services Hospital Lahore. Result: All the participants had heard about different available family planning methods. The key sources of the knowledge were their instructors (67%) and social media (16%), self study (13%) and miscellaneous (4%) Fig.1 . About 86% of the study participants marked correct options regarding various types of contraceptives. Conclusion: Our study revealed that the level of knowledge was satisfactory regarding family planning among the nurses working in Services Hospital Lahore. In order to imbibe positive attitude and enlighten the general public regarding the utilization of the birth control measures, the nurses working in different capacities across the country need to be trained and taught so that the can trickle down the benefits of reproductive heath to the their clients and decipher the outlook of the country. Keywords: Family planning, population, contraceptive