Attitudes towards vasectomy and its acceptance as a method of contraception among clinical-year medical students in a Malaysian private medical college
| Autor: | Saw Ohn Mar, Sugathan Sandheep, Osman Ali, Zul Husayni, Muhammad Zuhri |
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| Rok vydání: | 2019 |
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Male medicine.medical_specialty Students Medical Attitude of Health Personnel education Ethnic group 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Surveys and Questionnaires Vasectomy Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Young adult Female sterilisation Schools Medical Malay Academic year business.industry Religion and Medicine Malaysia General Medicine language.human_language Contraception Cross-Sectional Studies Family medicine language Medical training Female Original Article business Qualitative research |
| Zdroj: | Singapore Medical Journal. 60:97-103 |
| ISSN: | 0037-5675 |
| DOI: | 10.11622/smedj.2018065 |
| Popis: | Introduction This study explored attitudes towards vasectomy and its acceptance as a method of contraception among clinical-year medical students, and determined the association between their demographic characteristics, and attitudes and acceptance. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted among clinical-year medical students from a Malaysian private medical college using a self-administered questionnaire. Results There were 330 participants with a female preponderance and a mean age of 22.0 ± 1.1 years. The largest proportion of respondents were from Year 3. The vast majority were ethnically Malay (91.8%) and followed Islam (92.4%). Overall, 60.9% of participants had a positive attitude towards vasectomy and 76.0% showed good acceptance. Gender, academic year, ethnicity and religion variables were not associated with attitudes and acceptance (p > 0.05). A significantly higher proportion of male respondents thought that vasectomy was religiously forbidden and would give a bad impression. A significantly higher proportion of Year 5 students agreed to the statement 'I would recommend vasectomy to relatives, friends and people close to me' compared to Year 3 and 4 students. Conclusion Students' perception of vasectomy as a contraceptive method was encouraging. Our results suggest that their knowledge improved as medical training progressed, and attitudes evolved for the better irrespective of their traditional, cultural and religious beliefs - highlighting the importance of providing students with evidence-based learning about male sterilisation, which is more cost-effective and is associated with lower morbidity than female sterilisation. A qualitative study involving students from different ethnicities and religions would provide a better understanding of this subject. |
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