[Primary health care and corresponding health technology in clinical practice]

The aim of the study was to find out what general practitioners know and perform in the primary health care. The interview comprised 22% of all general practitioners from the region Novi Sad. The results obtained show that general practitioners have knowledge about definition, content of the work, about their role and what should be done according to the principles of the primary health care. But their knowledge, especially on methods of health education and methods of early diagnosis of risk factors and diseases are not fully applied during routine work. In order to achieve their role as a key persons for health strategy general practitioners must be educated for programme work, for intersectoral coordination, for monitoring and evaluation of the results of their work.