Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Eligible Couples Regarding Eugenics

Maharishi Markendeswar University (Deemed to be University)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03237559

781

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full description

To assess the knowledge, attitude and practice the structured knowledge questionnaire, attitude 5-point likert scale and expressed checklist tool were prepared. A sample size of 318 was calculated by power analysis and eligible couples were selected by Purposive sampling technique from rural and urban area of Ambala Haryana, India.

Each eligible couples (separately husband and wife) data was collected through Self- Report technique.one time assessment only done.

Enrollment: 318 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 15 to 45 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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

Trial design

318 participants in 1 patient group

eligible couples

Description:

Eligible couples refers to methods that are adopted by eligible couples for having physically and psychologically healthy conception and pregnancy