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Also, the attitude and practices of general practitioners have an important role in preventing modern diseases in children.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objective:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study was undertaken to assess the level of knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding optional vaccines among the general practitioners.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Material and Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Study type: Cross-sectional. Study setting: Sangli\u2013Miraj\u2013Kupwad corporation area. Study subject: Practicing General Practitioners willing to participate. Study period: July 2018\u2013Sep 2019. Study tools: predesigned, pretested questionnaire. Statistical analysis: by using Microsoft Excel and SPSS 22.0 version software.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Out of 162 general practitioners, 105 were males and 57 were females. A total of 83 (51.23%) general practitioners had good knowledge about optional vaccines in their practice. Good knowledge was found to be highest among MBBS practitioners 38 (55.9%). A total of 118 (72.84%) general practitioners were counseling the parents regarding optional vaccines.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>There is a need to create training programs and continuing medical education (CMEs) for general practitioners (GPs) on optional vaccination practices to improve knowledge.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.4103\/jfmpc.jfmpc_1966_21","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2022,8,1]],"date-time":"2022-08-01T05:11:16Z","timestamp":1659330676000},"page":"3923-3928","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1097\/lww.0000000000001000","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["General practitioners\u2019 knowledge, attitude, and practices regarding optional immunization in urban area of Sangli District"],"prefix":"10.4103","volume":"11","author":[{"given":"Randhir 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