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Background: Family planning (FP) is important to ensure the wellbeing of mothers and children. There are various facilitators and barriers towards a successful FP program. In the health district of Petaling (PKD Petaling), the uptake of FP is not optimum. However, local data are scarce to pinpoint the reasons. This study aims to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) level among the potential FP recipients and its associated factors. Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study using self-administered questionnaires was conducted at six health clinics in PKD Petaling from May-July 2017. Descriptive analysis with chi-square and logistic regression analysis were conducted to identify associated factors. Result: Majority of the 360 respondents were Malays (75.3%) and married (91.9%). The overall KAP was 80.3%, 71.9%, and 46.7%. OCP and condom were the two most recognised FP methods whereas OCP and Depo Provera were the most commonly used. Education level was associated with a good knowledge and positive attitude towards FP. The predictors of current FP usage included older age, having 4 or more children, good knowledge and attitude about FP. Conclusion: An effective FP programme require the identification and understanding of the various factors associated with the KAP level of FP to formulate appropriate improvement strategies. Based on the results, fear of side effects and husband’s opposition were the most prominent reasons for not using contraception. Dissemination of accurate information, inclusion of husband in FP decision-making, continuous staff training to improve the counselling effectiveness are needed to improve the uptake of FP in PKD Petaling. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Quality of life (QOL) can influence the productivity of organization employees. In healthcare, commitment towards patient care depends greatly on the QOL of nurses. This study aims to determine QOL among nurses and its associated factors. Materials and Methods: A total of 322 nurses in the government healthcare clinics under the health district of Petaling participated in this cross-sectional study. The validated Malay version of WHOQOL-BREF questionnaire was used. Scores of the QOL domains were analyzed with SPSS 20.0 using descriptive statistics, t-test and ANOVA. Result: All 322 respondents were females, with majority being Malays (87.6%) and under 40 years old (85.4%). More than half have worked for less than 10 years. Majority (86.0%) are attached to their current clinic for less than 10 years. About 1 in 10 reported to have chronic diseases. The highest and lowest mean score of domains were social relationship (Mean=71.3) and environmental (Mean= 63.7) respectively. Nurses who are older, non-Chinese, having more children, with longer working experience, and being in supervisory positions reported a better QOL. Significant association were observed between higher QOL for psychological (p=0.044) and environmental (p=0.015) domains with service years in current clinic, whereas presence of chronic diseases recorded a significant association with lower QOL in the physical (p=0.045) and overall (p=0.035) QOL domains. Conclusion: This study provides vital impetus for policy makers in terms of optimizing work placement and prevention of chronic disease among staff to improve QOL of nurses. This will safeguard patient care and enhance organization performance. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]