title: [Cognition and attitude of postpartum contraception among obstetricians in Tianjin area].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Through analysed the questionnaire about postpartum contraception knowledge-attitude-practice (KAP) among obstetricians, to understand the postpartum contraceptive knowledge, idea, attitude and related factors among obstetricians.
  
  
  METHODS
  From October 2013 to December 2013, 209 obstetricians of 10 different levels of the hospital of Tianjin area had been enrolled in this study, and KAP questionnaire was investigated.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The knowledge of postpartum contraception among obstetricians was seriously lack, the total correct rate was 34.8%, the lowest score was 5 points, the highest was 80 points, the average score was 34.8±13.5, more than 60 points accounted for only 2.9% (6/209). 86.6% (181/209) obstetricians have thought it necessary to carry out postpartum contraceptive propaganda during pregnancy, and 97.6% (204/209) obstetricians have thought it necessary to develop postpartum contraception training. 92.8% (194/209) and 94.2% (197/209) obstetricians always informed that pay attention to contraception before discharge and postpartum visit, specific methods were not discussed. Obstetricians obtained relevant progress of contraceptive knowledge mainly through the daily medical work (92.8% , 194/209), hoped that approach postpartum contraception related knowlege through continuing education courses (77.5%, 162/209), special lectures in academic conference (72.2%, 151/209) and special training (67.5%, 141/209).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  (1) The postpartum contraception knowledge among obstetricians is seriously lack. (2) The obstetricians hold positive attitude towards the propaganda for postpartum contraceptive knowledge. (3) Postpartum contraception related education only provided before discharging and postpartum visit, and the content was simply inform that pay attention to contraception, specific methods are not discussed. (4) To explore the reason why postpartum contraception situation is not ideal, that's because insufficient attention and propaganda, obstetricians don't update the contraception knowledge, and be lack of knowledge on the efficient, long-acting reversible contraception methods, exaggerated the side effects and complications.
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Planning, General Hospital of Tianjin Medical University, Tianjin 300052, China.
authors.forename: Lina
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xu
authors.forename: Shangchun
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Aijuan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Email: gxy6283@163.com.
authors.forename: Xiangying
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Gu
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D003071:Cognition; D003267:Contraception; D003270:Contraceptive Agents; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D009774:Obstetrics; D010820:Physicians; D049590:Postpartum Period; D011247:Pregnancy; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D003270:Contraceptive Agents