Perception of Female Nursing Students Regarding Endometriosis. | ||
| Journal of Nursing Science Benha University | ||
| Volume 6, Issue 1, January 2025, Pages 683-696 PDF (709.02 K) | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/jnsbu.2025.428233 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Gehad El-Husseiny Ali1; Soad Abd-El Salam Ramadan2; Eman Mohamed Abd-Elhakam2; Fatma Zaki Farhat3 | ||
| 1Demonstrator of Maternal Health Nursing & Newborn, Faculty of Nursing, Damitta University | ||
| 2Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecological Nursing, Faculty of nursing, Benha University | ||
| 3Assistant Professor of Maternal Health Nursing & Newborn, Faculty of Nursing, Damitta University | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Endometriosis is a well-known chronic gynecological condition persistent that causing pelvic pain, painful menstrual cramps (dysmenorrhea), and difficulties with fertility. Aim: Assess perception of female nursing students regarding endometriosis Design: A descriptive study design was utilized. Setting: The study was conducted at Benha Faculty of Nursing, Benha city, Qalioubia Governorate. Subjects: A convenient sample of 300 female nursing students was included. Tools of data collection: Three tools were used: (I) A structured self-administered questionnaire, (II) Student's knowledge assessment sheet regarding endometriosis. (III): Modified Likert attitude scale regarding endometriosis. Results: More than one third of the studied female nursing students had poor knowledge regarding endometriosis, more than half of female nursing students had total negative attitude regarding endometriosis. Conclusion: About one fifth of studied sample had good knowledge regarding endometriosis, more than one third of the studied female nursing students had positive attitude about endometriosis, finally, there was a highly statistically significant positive correlation between total knowledge and total attitudes scores among studied female nursing students p ≤ 0.001. Recommendation: Conducting health education programs, seminars, simulation and counseling regarding endometriosis for female students in secondary school and universities. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Endometriosis; Female nursing students; Perception | ||
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