Attitudes and Practices of Healthcare Professionals and Clinical Medical Students on Contraception: A Cross-Sectional Study in Cape Coast, Ghana

Table 2

Healthcare givers’ attitudes towards family planning.

Variable	Frequency ()	Percentage (%)
Formal training in family planning?
Yes	255	63.7
No	145	36.3
Actively involved with the provision of family planning methods?
Yes	72	18.0
No	328	82.0
Sexually active?
Yes	231	57.8
No	166	41.5
Not indicated	3	0.8
Is the use of family planning beneficial?
Yes	353	88.3
No	9	2.3
Do not know yet	38	9.5
Will you use a method of family planning?
Yes	327	81.8
No	16	4.0
Do not know yet	57	14.2
Will you encourage someone closely related to you to use a method?
Yes	352	88.0
No	13	3.3
Do not know yet	35	8.8
Will you encourage someone not closely related to use a method?
Yes	358	89.5
No	10	2.5
Do not know yet	32	8.0
Have you discussed contraceptive use with your partner before?
Yes	195	48.8
No	188	47.0
Not indicated	17	4.3