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245 0 0 _aKnowledge, attitudes and practices of Filipino family physicians towards the family wellness program /
_cMaria Antonia Ocampo-Yamamoto , Cynthia Lazaro-Hipol, Winnie P. Siao
520 3 _aOBJECTIVE: To determine the extent of knowledge, attitudes and practices of Filipino family physicians toward the Family Wellness Program DESIGN: Descriptive, cross-sectional study. Use of self-administered questionnaire developed by the researchers SETTING: Philippine Academy of Family Physicians(PAFP) activities: 1) 8th National Midyear Convention, 2) the 1996 Orientation Courses, and 3) the 1996 Research modules. The study frame was from March 1996 to March 1997 PARTICIPANTS: There were 324 family physicians who registered for the activities mentioned who were given the questionnaires. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Analysis of the Responses on the 3 - part questionnaire on their knowledge, attitude and practices were done using descriptive statistics. Data coding and storage used the Dbase 3+ and data processing used the Statistical Analysis System software RESULTS: There were more female respondents than males (2.5:1). The mean age was 39 years old with the youngest at 24 the oldest at 81 years old. One hundred fifty seven (48.8%) reported knowing the program and with 305 (94.1%) were willing to adopt the program in their practice. However, there were already 315 (97.2%) observing the program CONCLUSION: The survey showed that physicians may not know the program in theory, but they are already practicing it. The attitude of the physicians suggest that they are positively predisposed to adopt the program. OBJECTIVE: To determine the extent of knowledge, attitudes and practices of Filipino family physicians toward the Family Wellness Program
580 _a The Filipino Family Physician, 1999 37 (2) pages 51-62
650 2 _aPhysicians, Family
650 2 _aHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
650 2 _aHealth Promotion
653 _aWellness Program
700 1 _aOcampo-Yamamoto, Maria Antonia
700 1 _aLazaro-Hipol, Cynthia
700 1 _aSiao, Winnie P.
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