Objective: To determine the knowledge, attitude and practice regarding family planning methods
among low – income employees of Combined Military Hospital (CMH) Lahore Medical College, Lahore,
Pakistan.
Design: Cross – sectional observational study.
Place and Duration of Study: CMH Lahore Medical College, Lahore from April 2013 to June 2014.
Subjects and Methods: A total of 175 low-income, married, in reproductive age group (15-49 years)
employees were selected by convenient sampling. Data was collected by pre-designed, pre-tested questionnaire.
Face to face interview was conducted to collect the data. Data was entered and analyzed by
using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 16.0.
Results: About 75% were having knowledge about family planning methods and 38.6 percent were practicing
any one of the family planning methods. This showed wide gap between knowledge and practice.
Condom (barrier) was most used method (19.3%) followed by safe period (7.4%). Source of knowledge
mainly was media (29.5%). Maximum number of employees (79%) were having positive attitude about
family planning methods.
Conclusion: Majority of people have knowledge and positive attitude about family planning methods
but low contraceptive prevalence of 38.6% shows a wide gap between knowledge and practice. There is
a dire need of increasing contraceptive prevalence rate in country at least up to 60%. This can be done
by increasing easy accessibility to contraceptive methods and tools, through public-private partnership
and using mass media for public awareness and motivation.