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Abstract
The study is an intervention study aiming to study the effect of implementing an
educational intervention for university females’ adolescents regarding premarital
examination and counseling. The study was carried out on 206 university females’
adolescent at the students’ university hostel, Port Said City. Data were collected through
a constructed interview questionnaire sheet including three parts, the flrst part to collect
data about general characteristics of the study sample, family medical history, menstrual
history and the media at home. The second part for assessing the study sample’s
knowledge regarding premarital examination, counseling and reproductive health. Also,
the third part for assessing their attitudes toward premarital examination and counseling
and reproductive health. The study sample was divided into two groups (intervention
group and self- learning group). The study revealed that the majority of the study sample
had unsatisfactory knowledge and negative attitude toward premarital examination and
counseling and reproductive health in pre-program period and their knowledge and
attitude in post and follow up period were improved. Also, in pre-program no one
performed premarital examination and counseling services while in post and follow up
period 50 students of the study san1ple from the two groups performed this service.
There were statistically significant differences between their knowledge and attitudes
throughout the educational program. Also, statistically significant differences between
knowledge, attitudes and some of general characteristics, media at home and source of
information. The study recommended that improve the knowledge of University
Students about premarital counselihg and examination; modify the current and available
services and efforts for raising the community awareness about the important of its
utilization.