Knowledge and Perception of Future Couples Towards Premarital Screening

Document Type : Original Article

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1 Nurse Specialist at Maternal and Child Health Center West Assiut.

2 Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt.

3 Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt.

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Background: Premarital screening is an amazingly effective method for preventing a variety of inherited genetic disorders in communities where consanguineous marriages are culturally prevalent. Aim: Assess the knowledge and perception of future couples towards premarital screening. Subjects and Methods: Design: A descriptive cross sectional study design was utilized in this study. Setting: Study was performed at Qulta MCH center in West Assuit district and El-Walidia MCH center in East Assuit district at Assiut Governorate. Sample: A convenience sample Consisted of 350 future couples from the MCH centers (Qulta and El-walidia) Tools: A Structured interview questionnaire was used for data collection that included three parts: Demographic characteristics, Level of knowledge and Perception among prospective couples concerning premarital screening. Results: Illustrated that 59.4 % of the participants had a poor level of knowledge about premarital screening and 76.3% of them had a positive level of perception towards premarital screening, while 18.6% and 5.1% had a neutral and negative level of perception respectively. Conclusion: more than half of the participants had poor level of knowledge about premarital screening. And more than three-fourths of respondents had   positive level of perception Recommendations: Use the mass media and social platforms to spread accurate information about premarital screening tests and consequences of consanguinity.

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