Reproductive Health Knowledge About Miscarriage: A Cross-Sectional Study of University Students
| Autor: | Jacqueline Sheehan, Indra San Lazaro Campillo, Rachel Rice, Sarah Meaney, Keelin O'Donoghue |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Adult
Male Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice medicine.medical_specialty Universities Higher education Epidemiology Cross-sectional study education Miscarriage Young Adult 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Pregnancy Second trimester Surveys and Questionnaires medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Students Reproductive health 030219 obstetrics & reproductive medicine business.industry Public health Confounding Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Obstetrics and Gynecology medicine.disease Abortion Spontaneous First trimester Cross-Sectional Studies Reproductive Health Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Female business Ireland Demography |
| Zdroj: | Maternal and Child Health Journal. 25:282-292 |
| ISSN: | 1573-6628 1092-7875 |
| DOI: | 10.1007/s10995-020-03017-y |
| Popis: | To assess university students’ knowledge of reproductive health information about miscarriage. A single-centre, cross-sectional study was carried out using an online survey at a higher education institution in the Republic of Ireland between April and May of 2016. A total of 746 university students’ responses were analysed. Approximately 60% and 70% of college students correctly identified features of first and second trimester miscarriage. After adjusting for confounders, male students were two times more likely to have a poor knowledge of features of miscarriage compared to females (aOR 2.0, 95% CI 1.3–3.0 and aOR 1.7, 95% CI 1.1–2.6 for first and second trimester respectively). Poor knowledge of features of first trimester miscarriage was less common among older students and students who were married, cohabiting or in a relationship (aOR 0.4, 95% CI 0.2–0.6 and aOR 0.4, 95% CI 0.3–0.8 respectively). Students who studied Medicine and Health were more likely to identify any type of treatment for miscarriage compared to students who studied other disciplines. Students who studied Arts and Social Science were more likely to overestimate the percentage of miscarriages with an identified cause compared to students who studied Medicine and Health. Our results provide additional information about the gap of knowledge in regards to reproductive health information about miscarriage, specifically among university students. |
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