Assessment of knowledge and attitude of married women regarding masturbation risks | ||
Menoufia Nursing Journal | ||
Article 4, Volume 4, Issue 1 - Serial Number 2019, May 2019, Pages 35-44 PDF (836.3 K) | ||
Document Type: Original Article | ||
DOI: 10.21608/menj.2019.152610 | ||
Authors | ||
Nariman Mohamed shafea Mansour1; Nadia Mohamed Fahmy2; Abd El Salam Abd El Salam Ramadan3; Hanan Gaafer3 | ||
1Specialist nurse in Benha university hospital | ||
2Nursing Maternity and Neonatal Department, Faculty of Nursing, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt | ||
3Nursing Maternity and Neonatal Department, Faculty of Nursing, Benha University, Egypt | ||
Abstract | ||
Masturbation is a relatively neglected topic in research.Therefore the purpose of the study was to assess knowledge and attitude of married women regarding masturbation risks SETTING: The out-patient clinic in Obstetric and Gynecological department at Benha university hospital DESIGN:A descriptive research design was utilized. SAMPLING:AConvenient sample of married women, total number is 334 women. Instruments: two instruments were utilized for data collection, Astructured- interviewing questionnaire sheet for knowledge about masturbation and its risks and a modified Likert scale for attitude of married women regarding masturbation risks. RESULTS: indicates that there was a highly positive association between the studied women total knowledge score and attitude scores (p < 0.001).CONCLUSION: : the majority of studied women had poor knowledge about masturbation and its risks and nearly three quarters of them had negative attitude regarding masturbation and its risks.. RECOMMENDATION:provide educational program including married women for arising the awareness of masturbation and its risks | ||
Keywords | ||
masturbation; knowledge; attitude and risks | ||
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