Knowledge and Perception of Future Couples Towards Premarital Screening | ||
| Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal | ||
| Article 23, Volume 13, Issue 53, September 2025, Pages 232-245 PDF (1.44 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2025.404541.2131 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Doaa Nady Shaban* 1; Nadia Huessin Ahmed2; Shaimaa Gomaa Hassen3 | ||
| 1Nurse Specialist at Maternal and Child Health Center West Assiut. | ||
| 2Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt. | ||
| 3Assistant Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Premarital screening is an amazingly effective method for preventing a variety of inherited genetic disorders in communities where consanguineous marriages are culturally prevalent. Aim: Assess the knowledge and perception of future couples towards premarital screening. Subjects and Methods: Design: A descriptive cross sectional study design was utilized in this study. Setting: Study was performed at Qulta MCH center in West Assuit district and El-Walidia MCH center in East Assuit district at Assiut Governorate. Sample: A convenience sample Consisted of 350 future couples from the MCH centers (Qulta and El-walidia) Tools: A Structured interview questionnaire was used for data collection that included three parts: Demographic characteristics, Level of knowledge and Perception among prospective couples concerning premarital screening. Results: Illustrated that 59.4 % of the participants had a poor level of knowledge about premarital screening and 76.3% of them had a positive level of perception towards premarital screening, while 18.6% and 5.1% had a neutral and negative level of perception respectively. Conclusion: more than half of the participants had poor level of knowledge about premarital screening. And more than three-fourths of respondents had positive level of perception Recommendations: Use the mass media and social platforms to spread accurate information about premarital screening tests and consequences of consanguinity. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Couples; Knowledge; Perception & Premarital Screening | ||
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