Effect of counseling-based program on technical nursing students’ perception regarding reproductive health

Abstract

Abstract

Background: Premarital counseling (PMC) is vital element in health sector strategies, educating university students about premarital issues is a key event needed for reducing the high health hazards in the society. Aim: evaluate the effectiveness of counseling-based program on technical nursing students’ perception regarding reproductive health. Methods: a quasi-experimental (pre-posttest,) design was used. The study was conducted at technical institute of nursing of Ain shams University. The study involved a purposive sample of 245 female students. Tools: data were collected through two tools. A structured interviewing questionnaire is divided into two parts to include socio-demographic data, students’ knowledge regarding reproductive health, second tool was Likert scale to assess female students’ attitude regarding reproductive health. Results: It showed that 73.5% of female students had a positive attitude towards their premarital care after the program's implementation, Despite the fact that 41.2% of female students feel negatively about premarital care before program implementation Conclusion: Following the implementation of a counseling-based program, there was a highly statistically significant improvement in knowledge scores and positive attitude scores among female students regarding reproductive health and premarital counseling. Conclusion: the current study revealed a statistically significant difference between the total knowledge score and the total attitude score with a positive correlation between the post interventions. The study recommended reproductive health should be included in the nursing curriculum, according to the study, in order to better prepare students for marriag