POST-ORTHOPEDIC SURGERY PHYSICAL ACTIVITY COUNSELING AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIANS OF SELECTED PUBLIC HOSPITALS IN HARAR CITY, EASTERN ETHIOPIA

Abstract

The study was assessed post-orthopedic surgery physical activity counseling and associated factors among primary care physicians of selected public hospitals in Harar city. The objective of the study was investigating the post-orthopedic surgery physical activity counseling and its associated factors among primary care physicians in Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital and Jegol Hospital of Harar city. Quantitative hospital based cross sectional research design was used on 50 respondents who fulfilled the selection criteria were selected for the study (39 from Hiwot Fana Specialized University Hospital and 11 from Jegol Hospital). Both primary and secondary data was used. The investigator was engaged in data collection process with one medical doctor. The data were entered to Epidata version 3.1 and exported and analyzed by using SPSS version 20. The major output of the study indicates that most of PCPs have counseled their clients with the case of orthopedic post-operative and the associated factors like counseling experience and PA knowledge of the PCPs were non- significant. The constraints that hold back PCPs to do not counsel PA were lack of separate place for counseling, lack of linkage between PCP, lack of training, no habit of counseling about physical activity after orthopedic surgery and low human resource. In conclusion, PCP and hospital management should give emphasis to resolve such constraints, which will ultimately increase post-orthopedic surgery PA counseling.