Kumar, SandeepDwivedi, VarshaPradeep, YashodharaPakhare, AbhijeetAgrawal, Girdhar GopalSaksena, Anil KumarKumar, Vishwajeet2023-07-212023-07-212022-01Kumar, SandeepDwivedi, VarshaPradeep, YashodharaPakhare, AbhijeetAgrawal, Girdhar GopalSaksena, Anil KumarKumar, Vishwajeet. Opinions, Attitudes, and Prescribing Practices of Oral Contraceptive Pills of General Practitioners and Gynecologists in India. Annals of the National Academy of Medical Sciences. 2022 Jan; 58(1): 27-370379-038Xhttp://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/220202Background:To study the prescription behavior of oral contraceptive pills (OCPs) by physicians, gynecologists, and alternative medicine practitioners (AMPs). Materials and Methods?Close-ended questionnaire-based cross-section study was performed between 1st September 2012 and 28th February 2014 in three groups of responders, i.e., AMP, general medical practitioners (GMPs), and obstetricians and gynecologists (ObGy). A stratified random cluster sample was used. Data of 400 subjects in all three groups were obtained using both univariate and multi-variate sophisticated statistical analyses for analyzing attitude and practices and were recorded on an ordinal scale using appropriate non-parametric test. Results?Of the 1,237 subjects surveyed, 400 completed questionnaires were received from each of the three groups viz; AMPs, GMPs, and ObGy. Remaining 37 incomplete questionnaires were not included in the final analysis. Conclusion?There are equal misconceptions regarding OCPs among users and prescribing physicians. Preference for OCPs in married and unmarried women is also equally low. OCP usage and their prescription practices can be improved by removing potential barriers, developing public–private partnership, and training promoters.oral contraceptive pillsbirth rates prescribing behaviorgeneral practitionersgynecologistsJournal ArticleIndiaDepartment of Surgery, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaAll India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, IndiaDepartment of Surgery, King George's Medical College, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaDepartment of Community Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, IndiaDepartment of Statistics, Lucknow University, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaDepartment of Pharmacology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, IndiaCommunity Empowerment Lab, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India