Effect of a family planning program on documented emotional support and reproductive goals counseling after previable pregnancy loss.

Objectives: To evaluate the effect of the Ryan Program for family planning training on patient counseling surrounding previable pregnancy loss.

Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients with first- and second-trimester miscarriages, therapeutic abortions, ectopic and molar pregnancies, from years before and after establishing a Ryan Program. We compared documentation of coping and future reproductive goals by patient factors, using chi square testing and logistic regression.

Knowledge of modifiable risk factors of cardiovascular diseases among patients with acute myocardial infarction.

Background: Cardiovascular disease is a major cause of mortality and morbidity in Pakistan. Knowledge regarding any disease is an important pre-requisite for implementation of preventive and control measures. This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge of modifiable risk factors of cardiovascular diseases in acute myocardial infarction (MI) patients admitted to Ayub Teaching Hospital, Abbottabad, Pakistan.