Role of educational intervention to change the knowledge and perception of young males regarding female feticide: A Quasi experimental study
Journal Title: The Journal of Community Health Management - Year 2016, Vol 3, Issue 4
Abstract
Introduction: the so called “Son mania” determines the attitude of the young cohort of the Eligible couple which are in reproductive phase or will soon enter into it. Objective: can an educational intervention on female feticide change the knowledge and opinion of young college going males? Methodology: Study design is Institution based quasi experimental study, Study unit is Polytechnic students (male). Sampling technique is consequential, where all the students entered into the first year of the polytechnic course were part of the study. Data collection tool was self administered questionnaire which was administered pre and post interventions. Variables included in the questionnaire were ever heard about female feticide, methods related to pre-natal sex determination and factors responsible for female position in society. Results: 82% respondents had heard about the term “female feticide” but only 30% respondents understood that it is meant for killing of female fetus in the womb. 38% respondents before intervention mentioned that, female feticide is morally wrong, which was increased to 84% after intervention, and the difference was statistically significant. When asked about the solution of the problem 68% before intervention and 95% after intervention said that ‘we as a responsible citizen’ can only solve the problem. This difference was statistically significant. Conclusion: Most of these variables have shown significant difference after the educational intervention given to these male students. The most important change was noticed for bearing the responsibility in future as responsible citizen to solve the problem (95% post Intervention from 68%, <0.001).
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Davey Anuradha, Sanjeev Davey, Priyanka . , Shukla Arvind
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