فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

CONTEXT: Family planning is crucial for everyone within the reproductive age to promote the healthand welfare of every member of the family. For the medical students, it is essential to have coreknowledge, understanding of family planning concept, and competency in communication skills withthe patients. The final-year medical students are posted in Maternal and Child Health Clinics for3 weeks to gain the knowledge and practical experiences on the primary healthcare in the community.AIMS: The aim of this study was to explore the experiences of final‑year medical students on familyplanning services offered at community clinics in Malaysia.SETTINGS AND DESIGN: This was qualitative study.SUBJECTS AND METHODS: This qualitative study used the data of the students’ reflection writtenin the case reports on family planning. Coding, identification of subthemes, and themes were doneby two researchers independently using RQDA software.STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USED: Thematic analysis.RESULTS: Final‑year medical students who had exposure to the clinical services at primary careclinic, regarding Malay word (Klinik Kesihatan) gained the learning opportunities during family planningsession such as learning by observation, clerking, and counseling the patients, understanding thebarriers to utilizing services and learning for their self‑improvement. These learning opportunities leadto developing the positive attitudes on their learning experiences and the positive attitudes towardthe concept and services of family planning.CONCLUSIONS: To have the better understanding of family planning services and provide thebetter care to the community in the future, the clinical exposure at the primary care clinics should bepromoted for medical students in Malaysia.