The Attitude of Men in Reproductive Health before Marriage

authors:

avatar Katayon Vakilian 1 , * , avatar Afsaneh Keramat 2

PhD student of Reproductive health, School of Midwifery and Nursing, Shahroud university of Medical Sciences and Health services, Shahroud, Iran
Assistant professor of family health, School of Midwifery and Nursing, Shahroud university of Medical Sciences and Health services, Shahroud, Iran

how to cite: Vakilian K, Keramat A. The Attitude of Men in Reproductive Health before Marriage. Zahedan J Res Med Sci. 2012;14(1):e93693. 

Abstract

Background: Premarital educational programs are considered important in promoting the quality of married life.
Material and Methods: This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed on 205 men at the stage of marriage. The data-gathering tool was a questionnaire about men attitudes to 6 fields of reproductive health.
Results: Our results showed that the calculated mean of the attitude increased from 68.03± 8.9 before participation to 71.6± 9.4 after finishing the program (p>0.05).
Conclusion: We conclude that the attitude of men should be improved in the field of reproductive health after such programs. [ZJRMS, 2012 14(1): 94-97 ]

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