An educational program about premarital screening for unmarried female students in King Abdul-Aziz University, Jeddah
Summary: 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 conductio...
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| author | Nahla Khamis Ragab Ibrahim Hussein Al-Bar Ali Al-Fakeeh Jawaher Al Ahmadi Mahdi Qadi Adnan Al-Bar Waleed Milaat |
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| description | Summary: 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. Keywords: Premarital, Screening, University students, Educational program, Jeddah, KSA |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0b44d99dd29043c0afb2785f897813ef2022-12-21T20:02:57ZengElsevierJournal of Infection and Public Health1876-03412011-03-01413040An educational program about premarital screening for unmarried female students in King Abdul-Aziz University, JeddahNahla Khamis Ragab Ibrahim0Hussein Al-Bar1Ali Al-Fakeeh2Jawaher Al Ahmadi3Mahdi Qadi4Adnan Al-Bar5Waleed Milaat6Family & Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdul-Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Epidemiology Department, High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria University, Egypt; Corresponding author at: Family & Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, King AbdulAziz University, P.O. Box 42806, 21551 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Tel.: +966 02 6400000x24115; fax: +966 26893248.Family & Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdul-Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaFamily & Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdul-Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaFamily & Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdul-Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaFamily & Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdul-Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaFamily & Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdul-Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaFamily & Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, King Abdul-Aziz University, Jeddah, Saudi ArabiaSummary: 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. Keywords: Premarital, Screening, University students, Educational program, Jeddah, KSAhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034110000833 |
| spellingShingle | Nahla Khamis Ragab Ibrahim Hussein Al-Bar Ali Al-Fakeeh Jawaher Al Ahmadi Mahdi Qadi Adnan Al-Bar Waleed Milaat An educational program about premarital screening for unmarried female students in King Abdul-Aziz University, Jeddah Journal of Infection and Public Health |
| title | An educational program about premarital screening for unmarried female students in King Abdul-Aziz University, Jeddah |
| title_full | An educational program about premarital screening for unmarried female students in King Abdul-Aziz University, Jeddah |
| title_fullStr | An educational program about premarital screening for unmarried female students in King Abdul-Aziz University, Jeddah |
| title_full_unstemmed | An educational program about premarital screening for unmarried female students in King Abdul-Aziz University, Jeddah |
| title_short | An educational program about premarital screening for unmarried female students in King Abdul-Aziz University, Jeddah |
| title_sort | educational program about premarital screening for unmarried female students in king abdul aziz university jeddah |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876034110000833 |
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