| An educational program about premarital screening for unmarried female students in King Abdul-Aziz University, Jeddah. | |
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PMID: 21338957 Owner: NLM Status: In-Data-Review |
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The present study was conducted to assess knowledge and attitude of unmarried female students in King Abdul-Aziz University (KAU) towards premarital screening (PMS) program, to determine predictors of high students' knowledge scores and to improve their knowledge about PMS through conduction of an educational campaign. Multi-stage stratified random sample method was used with recruitment of 1563 students from all faculties of KAU, during the educational year 2008-2009. The Pre-test included 30 knowledge items and 14 attitude statements with student's response through a 5-point Likert scale. Health education was conducted using audiovisual aids through pre-designed educational materials. Statistical analysis was done by SPSS version 16. Results: Students' knowledge about the program was generally low before the educational campaign. The predictors of high knowledge scores were being a health science student (aOR=4.15; 95% CI: 2.97-5.81), age ≥20 years (aOR=2.78; 95% CI: 2.01-3.85), family history of hereditary diseases and income ≥10,000 SR/month. Regarding attitude, almost all students (99.0%) agreed on the importance of PMS. After the educational program, students' knowledge about PMS was markedly improved. The mean students' knowledge score was 9.85±5.36 in Pre-test and improved to 18.45±4.96 in Post-test, with a highly statistical significant difference (paired t=25.40, p<0.000). Conclusion and recommendations: The educational program was successful in improving students' knowledge about the PMS. Conduction of similar educational programs and adding PMS in the curriculum of secondary and university education are recommended. |
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Nahla Khamis Ragab Ibrahim; Hussein Al-Bar; Ali Al-Fakeeh; Jawaher Al Ahmadi; Mahdi Qadi; Adnan Al-Bar; Waleed Milaat |
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2011-02-02 |
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Title: Journal of infection and public health Volume: 4 ISSN: 1876-035X ISO Abbreviation: J Infect Public Health Publication Date: 2011 Mar |
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Created Date: 2011-02-22 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 101487384 Medline TA: J Infect Public Health Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 30-40 Citation Subset: IM |
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Copyright © 2010 King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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Family & Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdul-Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Epidemiology Department, High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University, Egypt. |
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