Open AccessA Descriptive Study to Assess the Knowledge and Attitude Regarding NSV Among Married Men in Selected Community Area of Ambala, Haryana
Author(s) -
S Seema,
AUTHOR_ID
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of medical and clinical nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2755-0133
DOI - 10.47363/jmcn/2022(3)136
Subject(s) - demography , nonprobability sampling , family planning , child bearing , medicine , family income , descriptive statistics , association (psychology) , sample size determination , descriptive research , positive attitude , psychology , population , social psychology , research methodology , environmental health , mathematics , statistics , sociology , political science , law , psychotherapist
The study is to assess the knowledge and attitude regarding NSV among Married men. A quantitative research approach with descriptive design was used to achieve the objectives of the study. A Non- probability purposive sampling technique was adopted with a sample size of 100 men. The findings revealed that majority of the women 70% were not using contraceptive methods whereas, only 30% were using contraceptive methods. 18% of the women had moderately adequate knowledge, 1% of the women had adequate knowledge and 81% of the women had inadequate knowledge regarding Copper T insertion. There was a significant association between the level of knowledge and family income and previous history of using temporary contraception where P 0.05. As for attitude was 22% of the men favorable attitude, 59% had unfavorable attitude and 19% had most favorable attitude regarding Copper T insertion. There was a significant association between level of attitude and religion where P 0.05, p >0.01.The study revealed that 81% had inadequate knowledge regarding NSV and 19% had most favorable attitude regarding NSV.