Assessment of Knowledge and Attitude of Infertile Couples About Assisted Reproductive Technology | ||||
| Assiut Scientific Nursing Journal | ||||
| Article 13, Volume 5, Issue 12, December 2017, Page 126-135 PDF (1.27 MB) | ||||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/asnj.2017.60624 | ||||
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| Authors | ||||
| Sanaa Mazeed Mohamed1; Entisar Mohamed Younes2; Hameda Alam El-Deen2; Ahmed Ali Abd-Elaliem3 | ||||
| 1Nursing Specialist at center for Technical training and nursing development, Assuit University, Hospital, Egypt | ||||
| 2Assistant professor of Obstetrics & Gynecological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University Egypt. | ||||
| 3Lecturer of Obstetrics & Gynecological Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Assiut University, Egypt. | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Knowledge of infertile couples about Assissted Reproductive Technology is an essential parameter to improve the infertility treatment and conduct it cooperatively Aim of the present study: was to assess knowledge and attitude of infertile couples about Assisted Reproductive Technology Subject and Methods: A descriptive study design was carried out in the outpatient infertility clinic at Women's Health Hospital Assiut University, Sample: On hundred infertile couples were recruited for this study Tools: structured interview schedule about demographic data, infertility history, and several relevant variables was used to assess the knowledge and 5 point Likert scale to assess the attitude of the infertile couples regarding Assisted Reproductive Technology Results: Eighty one percent of infertile couples had inadequate knowledge and positive attitude regarding Assisted Reproductive Technology represents eighty five percent with no statistical significant differences between the knowledge of infertile couples and their socio-demographic characteristics and couple's Attitude related Assisted Reproductive Technology. Conclusion and Recommendations: infertile couples have inadequate level of knowledge towards Assisted Reproductive Technology. So the nurses in infertility clinics should premise on health education and counseling about Assisted Reproductive Technology. | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Infertile Couple's Knowledge; Attitude & Assisted Reproductive Technology | ||||
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