الفهرس 
Premarital care (PMC)Only 14 pages are availabe for public view
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Abstract
Premarital care is now considered a necessity for all couples getting to be
married. Its importance comes from its role in early detection of diseases
either genetic or sexually transmitted diseases between couples. It helps in
decreasing the incidence of these diseases by their transmission to their
sexual partners or among their offspring. This relieves the burden on their
family and society.
The aim of the present work is to improve health of outcome of marriage
and health of their families and community by trying to assess the
knowledge and attitude towards the premarital care services among
Menofia University students.
To achieve such aim, a cross-sectional study was conducted on students in
Menofia University in Shebin El-Kom city.
The study population sampled from unmarried students aged (18-24)
years old during the period from first of December 2012 to the end of
February 2013. Unmarried students (18- 24) years old in the study were
subjected to a pre-designed questionnaire.
The study revealed that the knowledge of the studied population was
(86.2%). This knowledge didn’t cover all aspects of knowledge including
the premarital examination, investigation, immunization and counseling.
The main sources of knowledge were friends and media.
The overall knowledge can be classified according to the following:
about (50.2%) of the participants have good knowledge about PMC