The effectiveness of an Integrated Counseling Program about Women's Reproductive Rights on Knowledge and Attitudes of Nursing Students

Moussa Mohamed Moussa, Maha; Shehata Ibrahim, Seham; Elemam Hafez, Fatma

doi:10.21608/ejnsr.2022.247070

The effectiveness of an Integrated Counseling Program about Women's Reproductive Rights on Knowledge and Attitudes of Nursing Students

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

¹ Department of Family and Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Port-Said University, Egypt

² Department of Obstetrics and Gynecological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Port-Said University, Egypt

³ Department of Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt

10.21608/ejnsr.2022.247070

Abstract

Background Counseling is a professional service that allows clients to explore their worries, identify difficulties, and select the best solutions from a choice of alternatives. Aim: The study was conducted to evaluate the effect of an integrated counseling program on women's reproductive rights regarding knowledge and attitudes among nursing students. Research design: A quasi-experimental design was utilized to achieve the aim of the study. Setting: All students enrolled in the second grade at two technical nursing institutes in Damietta (rural) and Port Said (urban) were included in the study Sample: The total number was 166 students. Tools: There were two tools employed. The first tool is an interview questionnaire, which has two parts: socio-demographic characteristics of the women being examined and socio-demographic features of the women being studied. The second section focuses on women's understanding of reproductive health rights. The second tool is the women's attitudes scale about the reproductive rights assessment scale. Results: The results showed that there was a highly statistically significant difference between the urban and rural groups regarding their total scores of knowledge and attitude pre, post, and follow-up program implementation where P<0.001. . Conclusion The understanding and awareness of reproductive and women's rights among nursing students has significantly improved. The comprehensive counseling program was effective in increasing students' knowledge and attitudes. Recommendations: Continuous various educational programs to generalize the findings, the study needs to be duplicated on a large sample of women and conducted in a variety of institutional and community settings.

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