Midwives's Procedure of Counselling in Giving Postpartum Contraceptive Counselling to Rural Women in Pakistan
This research study is designed to examine the procedure of counseling faced by midwives in providing postpartum contraceptive counseling services to women in rural areas. A qualitative, inductive study was conducted with 20 midwives working in rural areas. The interviews had semi-structured questions. Thematic analysis was used for the analysis. The study \was conducted in a rural area of Lahore, Pakistan. This study showed that the current level of knowledge of midwives about contraception is adequate as they do not face any problem in giving counseling on contraception in rural areas. There is a great need for policymakers and field workers to better encourage spacing methods and couple incentives to embrace rural women.
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Contraceptive, Counselling, Procedure, Midwives
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(1) Amna Iftikhar
Lecturer, Department of Sociology, Hazara University, Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.
(2) Umar Ali
Community Development Officer, Forest Department, District Torghar, KP, Pakistan.
(3) Shakeel Ahmad
Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Hazara University, Mansehra, KP, Pakistan.
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APA : Iftikhar, A., Ali, U., & Ahmad, S. (2024). Midwives's Procedure of Counselling in Giving Postpartum Contraceptive Counselling to Rural Women in Pakistan. Global Sociological Review, IX(II), 80-92. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2024(IX-II).08
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CHICAGO : Iftikhar, Amna, Umar Ali, and Shakeel Ahmad. 2024. "Midwives's Procedure of Counselling in Giving Postpartum Contraceptive Counselling to Rural Women in Pakistan." Global Sociological Review, IX (II): 80-92 doi: 10.31703/gsr.2024(IX-II).08
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HARVARD : IFTIKHAR, A., ALI, U. & AHMAD, S. 2024. Midwives's Procedure of Counselling in Giving Postpartum Contraceptive Counselling to Rural Women in Pakistan. Global Sociological Review, IX, 80-92.
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MHRA : Iftikhar, Amna, Umar Ali, and Shakeel Ahmad. 2024. "Midwives's Procedure of Counselling in Giving Postpartum Contraceptive Counselling to Rural Women in Pakistan." Global Sociological Review, IX: 80-92
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MLA : Iftikhar, Amna, Umar Ali, and Shakeel Ahmad. "Midwives's Procedure of Counselling in Giving Postpartum Contraceptive Counselling to Rural Women in Pakistan." Global Sociological Review, IX.II (2024): 80-92 Print.
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OXFORD : Iftikhar, Amna, Ali, Umar, and Ahmad, Shakeel (2024), "Midwives's Procedure of Counselling in Giving Postpartum Contraceptive Counselling to Rural Women in Pakistan", Global Sociological Review, IX (II), 80-92
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TURABIAN : Iftikhar, Amna, Umar Ali, and Shakeel Ahmad. "Midwives's Procedure of Counselling in Giving Postpartum Contraceptive Counselling to Rural Women in Pakistan." Global Sociological Review IX, no. II (2024): 80-92. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsr.2024(IX-II).08