Reproductive health and HIV awareness among newly married Egyptian couples without formal education
| Autor: | Usama M. Fouda, Hatem I. Abdelmoty, Ayman N. Raslan, Sameh F. Gamaleldin, Mohamed N Mohesen, Wael F. Saleh, Mohamed A. Youssef |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent Cross-sectional study Voluntary counseling and testing Population HIV Infections Reproductive Behavior law.invention Patient Education as Topic Condom law medicine Humans Outpatient clinic Psychiatry education Reproductive health Family Characteristics education.field_of_study Hotline business.industry virus diseases Obstetrics and Gynecology General Medicine Cross-Sectional Studies Reproductive Health Socioeconomic Factors Family medicine Marital status Egypt Female business |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Gynecology & Obstetrics. 126:209-212 |
| ISSN: | 0020-7292 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.ijgo.2014.02.027 |
| Popis: | article i nfo Objective: To assess awareness of several reproductive health and HIV issues and to determine the sources of reproductive health knowledge. Methods: A cross-sectional survey of 150 randomly recruited, newly married couples without formal education attending gynecology or andrology outpatient clinics in Cairo, Egypt, was con- ducted from January 2012 to January 2013. Participants were interviewed separately and asked to respond to a semi-structured questionnaire on reproductive health and HIV awareness. Results: Most participants had not re- ceived premarital counseling or undergone premarital testing. Awareness about HIV was relatively high: 117 (78.0%) women and 128 (85.3%) men had heard of HIV and had some awareness of the modes of HIV transmis- sion. Only 24 (16.0%) women had ever used a condom compared with 36 (24.0%) men. Only two men out of the 150 couples questioned were aware of the free HIV hotline. Television and friends were the main sources of re- productive health knowledge. Conclusion: Routine premarital counseling and testing by reproductive health, gy- necology, and andrology specialists need to be enforced. Mass media is an essential source of knowledge about HIV and reproductive health. Premarital, reproductive health, and HIV education programs need to be improved. © 2014 International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics. Published by Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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