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Community and Public Health Nursing

Volume  2, Issue 1, January - April 2017, Pages 47-50
 

Original Article

A Descriptive Study to Assess the Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding No Scalpel Vasectomy [NSV] among Married Men in Selected Village of Byahatti PHC, Dharwad District, Karnataka

Panduranga Sankappanavar*, Meenakshi Devangamath**

*Assistant Professor & H.O.D., of Community Health Nursing, Yashwant College of Nursing Kodoli, -416114 (Maharashtra), India. **Professor & H.O.D of Community Health Nursing, KLES Institute of Nursing Sciences, Hubli – 580 031 (Karnataka), India.

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/cphn.2455.8621.2117.6

Abstract

 A descriptive study was carried out to know the knowledge and attitude regarding 100 married men in the selected village (Sulla) of Byahatti PHC, Dharwad district, Karnataka. A descriptive survey design with structured knowledge interview schedule and 5 point likert scale was employed to collect the data. Using probability simple random sampling technique data was collected. The result revealed that the overall knowledge scores of married men was majority of 75(75%) had average knowledge, 11(11%) had good knowledge and 14(14%) had poor knowledge and, the overall attitude scores of married men was 62(62%) had favorable attitude, 32(32%) had positive attitude and 06(06%) had negative attitude. The results can be used for further generalization of findings large population.

 


Keywords : No Scalpel Vasectomy; Knowledge and Attitude.
Corresponding Author : Panduranga Sankappanavar*, Meenakshi Devangamath**