Tohamy, A., Abd El hafiz, H., Ali, R. (2023). Assessment of Knowledge and Attitude of Nursing Students of Secondary Technical Girls School Towards Premarital Care.. Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 11(40), 265-276. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2024.249664.1715
Asmaa K. Tohamy; Hamida A. Abd El hafiz; Reda R. Ali. "Assessment of Knowledge and Attitude of Nursing Students of Secondary Technical Girls School Towards Premarital Care.". Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 11, 40, 2023, 265-276. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2024.249664.1715
Tohamy, A., Abd El hafiz, H., Ali, R. (2023). 'Assessment of Knowledge and Attitude of Nursing Students of Secondary Technical Girls School Towards Premarital Care.', Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 11(40), pp. 265-276. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2024.249664.1715
Tohamy, A., Abd El hafiz, H., Ali, R. Assessment of Knowledge and Attitude of Nursing Students of Secondary Technical Girls School Towards Premarital Care.. Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal, 2023; 11(40): 265-276. doi: 10.21608/asnj.2024.249664.1715
Assessment of Knowledge and Attitude of Nursing Students of Secondary Technical Girls School Towards Premarital Care.
1Teacher at Technical Nursing School of Girls in Assuit, Directorate of Health, Assuit governorate, Egypt.
2Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assuit Uneversity, Egypt.
3Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assuit Uneversity, Egypt.
Abstract
Background: One of the most crucial approaches to preventing genetic diseases, congenital defects, and a number of medical and psychosocial marriage issues is premarital care. It may present a chance to act in response to the risk that has been discovered. Aim: Assess knowledge and Attitudes of nursing students of secondary school Technical girls’ school towards premarital care. Sample: Involved 190 students, they used as a convenient sample. Research design: Descriptive cross sectional research design. Setting: The study conducted at Assuit Nursing Secondary School Female Students at Al-Eman General Hospital in Assuit city. Tools: Two tools were used, self-administered questionnaire that involved two parts, and attitude scale regarding premarital care. Results: About 71.6%, 26.3%, and 2.1% of the studied nursing students had poor, average and good knowledge respectively, 92.1% and 7.9% of the studied nursing students had positive and negative attitude respectively, a highly statistical significant relationship between the studied nursing students’ total knowledge and attitude regarding premarital care at p-value< 0.01. Conclusions: Most of the studied nursing students had a poor knowledge and the majority of them had positive attitude regarding premarital care. Recommendation: arranging social worker-led counseling sessions in schools to educate students about premarital care.