Survey of knowledge, attitudes and practice of preventing birth defects in married reproduction women
10.3969/j.issn.1671-8283.2015.05.002
- VernacularTitle:已婚育龄妇女预防出生缺陷知识、态度和行为的调查
- Author:
Jidong HONG
;
Yanyun WENG
;
Peijin XU
;
Limei DAI
;
Ying WU
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
birth defect;
reproductive women;
knowledge;
attitude;
practice
- From:
Modern Clinical Nursing
2015;(5):5-7
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To evaluate the effect of health education on preventing birth defects in community in terms of knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) for married women in reproductive age. Method A self-designed general information form and a questionnaire on KAP of married women′s preventing birth defects were used to investigate the KAP among 300 married nulliparous women. Result The average rate of cognitive knowledge of birth defects was 60.8%, the average rate of cognitive behaviors was 59.2%, and the average rate of cognitive attitude was 67.4%. Conclusion In order to reduce the rate of birth defects and improve the quality of births, we should implement three-level prevention education system, enrich the health education methods to enhance the knowledge, attitude and behavior of married women.
