Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Clinical Trial
Official title:
A Descriptive Comparative Study to Assess Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Regarding Eugenics Among Eligible Couples of Selected Area of Ambala, Haryana (India)
Verified date | July 2017 |
Source | Maharishi Markendeswar University |
Contact | n/a |
Is FDA regulated | No |
Health authority | |
Study type | Observational |
A Descriptive study to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice regarding eugenics among eligible couples of selected area of Ambala, Haryana, India. Eligible couples were the married couples where wife is in the age group of 15-45 years planning for conception, have conceived and may or may not have any living child.Eugenics are to methods that are adopted by eligible couples for having physically and psychologically healthy conception and pregnancy.
Status | Completed |
Enrollment | 318 |
Est. completion date | June 2017 |
Est. primary completion date | January 2017 |
Accepts healthy volunteers | Accepts Healthy Volunteers |
Gender | All |
Age group | 15 Years to 45 Years |
Eligibility |
Inclusion Criteria: - who were present at the time of data collection - who were willing to participate in the study - who can read and write English/Hindi Exclusion Criteria: - who have more than 2 children - who had undergone permanent sterilization |
Country | Name | City | State |
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Lead Sponsor | Collaborator |
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Maharishi Markendeswar University |
Charafeddine L, El Rafei R, Azizi S, Sinno D, Alamiddine K, Howson CP, Walani SR, Ammar W, Nassar A, Yunis K. Improving awareness of preconception health among adolescents: experience of a school-based intervention in Lebanon. BMC Public Health. 2014 Jul 31;14:774. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-774. — View Citation
Okka B, Durduran Y, Degerli Kodaz N. Traditional practices of Konya women during pregnancy, birth, the postpartumperiod, and newborn care. Turk J Med Sci. 2016 Feb 17;46(2):501-11. doi: 10.3906/sag-1504-120. — View Citation
Type | Measure | Description | Time frame | Safety issue |
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Primary | Structured Questionnaire | It consisted of 34 knowledge items to assess the knowledge of Eligible couples regarding Eugenics. The following content areas were: Concept of Eugenics Screening of Disease Nutrition Vaccination Lifestyle Exposure to substance abuse or toxins All 34 test items were multiple choice questions. Each item had a single correct answer. Every correct answer was awarded a score of '1' and every incorrect answer was assigned a score of 00. The maximum possible score was 34 and minimum score was 00 on the structured knowledge questionnaire . Higher score indicated that eligible couples have good knowledge regarding Eugenics. Based on scoring criteria on Structured Knowledge Questionnaire, knowledge was categorized into four level of knowledge.Excellent (27-34),Good (21-26),Average (17-20),Below average(0-16) |
15-20 min | |
Secondary | Structured Attitude 5-point likert Scale | Scale consisted of 30 items on which the respondent had to respond on 5- points Likert's scale.Each statement score was divided as strongly agree, agree, undecided, disagree, strongly disagree (maximum score was 150 and minimum score was 30).Tool had 15 positive items and 15 negative items.Positive statements were scored SA (Strongly Agree) -5, A (Agree)-4, U (Undecided)-3, D (Disagree)-2, SD (Strongly Disagree)-1. Negative statements were scored SA (Strongly Agree) -1, A (Agree)-2, U (Undecided)-3, D (Disagree)-4, SD (Strongly Disagree)-5. Based on scoring criteria on Structured Attitude Scale, Husbands and Wives attitude was categorized into three level of Attitude Favourable (225-300), Moderately Favourable(180-224),Unfavourable(60-179) |
10-15 min | |
Secondary | Expressed Husband Checklist | Structured expressed practice checklist was developed to assess expressed practices of Husbands regarding Eugenics. Checklist consists of 18 items. These items designed to elicit information on practices of Husbands regarding Traditional and Non-traditional. Each item was provided with 2 responses Yes(Y) and No (N) and was scored as 1 and 0 respectively. | 7-8min | |
Secondary | Expressed Wife Checklist | Structured expressed practice checklist was developed to assess expressed practices of wives regarding Eugenics. Checklist consists of 32 items. These items designed to elicit information on practices of wives regarding Traditional and Non-traditional. Each item was provided with two responses Yes(Y) and No (N) and was scored as 1 and 0 respectively | 10-12min |
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