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An Examination of Turkish Nurses' Attitudes, Awareness and Practices Regarding Reproductive Health Needs of Individuals With Schizophrenia.
- Source :
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Issues in Mental Health Nursing . May2019, Vol. 40 Issue 5, p413-420. 8p. - Publication Year :
- 2019
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Abstract
- Aim: This study was conducted to evaluate Turkish nurses' attitudes, awareness and practices regarding reproductive health needs of individuals with schizophrenia. Method: The sample of this descriptive study consisted of 96 psychiatric nurses and 90 nurses and midwives working in family health centers who agreed to participate. The data were presented as numbers and percentages, and chi-square analyses were used to compare the groups. Findings: Although the majority of nurses stated that family planning education should be given to individuals with schizophrenia, to both genders and to both single and married patients, the proportion of those who give family planning education is only 23.5%. Of the nurses, 58.8% recommend tubal ligation as a method of family planning for individuals with schizophrenia, 39.6% of nurses think that involuntary abortion or sterilization for individuals with schizophrenia is necessary even if they do not support it culturally, and 20.3% of nurses provide sexual health counseling to individuals with schizophrenia. It appears that nurses, as members of society, do not approve of marriage or parenting by individuals with schizophrenia. Result: This study found that both nurses working in primary care and psychiatric clinics had negative attitudes towards the reproductive health of individuals with schizophrenia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- *ABORTION
*CHI-squared test
*COMMUNITY health services
*STATISTICAL correlation
*CULTURE
*FAMILY health
*FAMILY services
*FISHER exact test
*SEXUAL health
*INVOLUNTARY treatment
*RESEARCH methodology
*MEDICAL needs assessment
*NURSES
*NURSES' attitudes
*NURSING
*NURSING practice
*PATIENT education
*PSYCHIATRIC nursing
*SCHIZOPHRENIA
*STATISTICAL hypothesis testing
*STATISTICS
*STERILIZATION (Birth control)
*T-test (Statistics)
*WORK environment
*REPRODUCTIVE health
*DATA analysis
*FAMILY planning
*DESCRIPTIVE statistics
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01612840
- Volume :
- 40
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Issues in Mental Health Nursing
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 137165333
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/01612840.2018.1509404