Knowledge and Attitudes of Damanhour University Students Regarding Premarital Care Services.

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1 Assistant Lecturer of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Damanhour University. Egypt

2 Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Damanhour University, Egypt

3 Professor of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Damanhour University, BUE University, Egypt

4 Lecturer of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Damanhour University, Egypt

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• Background: Premarital care (PMC) is a worldwide activity aiming to diagnose, treat unrecognized disorders, and reduce diseases transmission of couples. Aim: To assess knowledge and attitudes of Damanhour university students regarding premarital care services. Research design: Descriptive cross-sectional research design. Setting: This study was conducted in 10 faculties affiliated to Damanhur University, El-Beheira governorate. Subjects: Students (both sex) enrolled in the previously mentioned settings who are unmarried and at all academic levels. Tools: Tool 1: Students' Profile Self-administered Questionnaire. Tool II: Students' Knowledge regarding premarital care services Self-administered Questionnaire. Tool IΙΙ: Students' Attitudes regarding premarital care services Self-administered Questionnaire. Results: Less than three quarters (73.3%) of the studied students had poor knowledge while slightly more than one quarter (25.9%) of them had fair knowledge and only (0.8%) had good knowledge regarding premarital care services. Moreover, slightly less than two thirds (64.2%) of the studied students had positive attitudes toward premarital care services while more than one third of them (35.6%) had neutral attitudes and only (0.2%) had negative attitudes. Conclusion: There is a highly significant relation between students’ level of knowledge and their attitudes. Mothers’ education, fathers’ education, parent’s consanguinity, degree of consanguinity and family income were the most prominent factors affecting the students’ knowledge and attitude. Recommendations: Implement continuous health education programs targeting high schools and university students at different grades regarding reproductive health and the benefits of premarital care services.
• Keywords: Marriage, Premarital care, Knowledge, Attitudes, university students.

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