A study on development of information guide sheet regarding knowledge and attitude on in-vitro fertilization among final year B.Sc. students in selected college of nursing, Tumkur, Karnataka

Abstract

In emerging nations, in vitro fertilisation, or IVF, is becoming more and more common. In Karnataka, little to no research has been done to determine nurses' practises or awareness of this newly developed reproductive technique. The knowledge and attitudes of nurses towards IVF were ascertained through this study.A cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out at Sri Siddhartha College of Nursing. Questions with a 5-point Likert scale that had been pretested which were used to gather data.Analysis was done using Epi info 2008 version 3.5.1.Out of 60 respondents, 33 (55 %) had inadequate knowledge, 19 (31.7 %) have moderately adequate knowledge, 8 (13.3 %) have adequate knowledge. Regarding indication, 22 (36.7 %) had moderate, while 14 (23.3 %) had adequate knowledge. Related to steps on IVF, 38 (63.3 %) had inadequate, while 22 (36.7 %) had adequate knowledge. About 38 (63.3 %) had inadequate and 3 (5 %) adequate knowledge regarding risk and side effects of IVF. About 39 (65 %) respondents had unfavourable attitude, while only 21 (35%) had favourable attitude towards IVF. The knowledge is distributed with a range of 7-29, mean of 17.63, median 16.50. SD 5.20 and mean percentage 50.38 %. Attitude with arrange of 10-19, 17.5 mean scores, 5.50 median scores, 1.98 as SD score and mean percentage87.5 respectively. The chi square value was not significant at 0.05 level for knowledge in relation to knowledge (1. 684), age (0.067), religion (2.927), types of family (1.669), area of living (1.071), source of information (2.125), exposure to previous information about IVF (2.222), attitude and age (0.297), attitude and religion (0.083) and association between attitude and source of information (0.601). The chi square value obtained was significant for association between attitude & gender (5.398), area of living (4.207), attitude and previous exposure (8.031).This research found an association between attitude and demographical variables such as gender and area of living and previous exposure to information about IVF was highly significant. Hence the attitudes on demographical variables were influenced by variables like age, religion. Type of family, source of information.