Al Kindi Rahma, Al Rujaibi Salha, Al Kendi Maya
Senior Registrar Family Physician, Department of Family Medicine and Public Health, Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Sultanate of Oman.
Oman Med J. 2012 Jul;27(4):291-6. doi: 10.5001/omj.2012.72.
The aim of this study was to explore the knowledge and attitude of Sultan Qaboos University students towards premarital screening program.
A cross-sectional study conducted at the students' clinic from January to April 2011. A self-administered questionnaire was distributed to 590 unmarried Omani students of both genders. The questionnaire consisted of 3 main parts; the first part was based on socio-demographic data, the second part dealt with the students' knowledge about the premarital screening program while the third part explored their attitudes towards the screening program.
Most of the participants (n=469; 79%) were aware about the availability of premarital screening program in Oman. The main sources of information were: school/college (n=212; 36%), media (n=209; 35%), family and friends (n=197; 33%), and/or health services (n=181, 31%). The vast majority of the participants (n=540; 92%) thought it is important to carry out premarital screening and agreed to do it. Around half of the participants (n=313; 53%) favored having premarital screening as an obligatory procedure before marriage and about one third (n=212; 36%) favored making laws and regulation to prevent marriage in case of positive results.
Even though the majority of the participants thought it is important to carry out premarital screening; only half favored making it obligatory before marriage and one third favored making laws and regulations to prevent marriage in case of positive results. This reflects the importance of health education as a keystone in improving knowledge and attitude towards premarital screening program.
本研究旨在探讨苏丹卡布斯大学学生对婚前筛查项目的知识和态度。
2011年1月至4月在学生诊所进行了一项横断面研究。向590名未婚阿曼男女学生发放了一份自填式问卷。问卷由3个主要部分组成；第一部分基于社会人口统计学数据，第二部分涉及学生对婚前筛查项目的知识，而第三部分则探讨了他们对筛查项目的态度。
大多数参与者（n = 469；79%）知道阿曼有婚前筛查项目。主要信息来源有：学校/学院（n = 212；36%）、媒体（n = 209；35%）、家人和朋友（n = 197；33%）和/或卫生服务机构（n = 181，31%）。绝大多数参与者（n = 540；92%）认为进行婚前筛查很重要并同意进行筛查。大约一半的参与者（n = 313；53%）赞成将婚前筛查作为结婚前的一项强制性程序，约三分之一（n = 212；36%）赞成制定法律法规，以便在检查结果呈阳性时禁止结婚。
尽管大多数参与者认为进行婚前筛查很重要；但只有一半的人赞成在婚前将其作为强制性程序，三分之一的人赞成制定法律法规，以便在检查结果呈阳性时禁止结婚。这反映了健康教育作为提高对婚前筛查项目的知识和态度的关键要素的重要性。
