Gynaecology long commentary:A Study to determine Knowledge and Attitudes, Regarding Vasectomy almong non medical male workers at Kenyatta National Hospital
Abstract
Vasectomy i still not widely practiced.by couples seeking
contraceptive in Kenyatta National Hospital. 61% of the non-medical
workers were,aware of the procedure, 39% were not aware of the
procedure. iowever , 30% of the respondents could describe vasectomy
correctly. 65.9% felt it as complicated, 23.4%described the
procedure was a simple one. 51.9% of the respondents noted that it
caused impotence. 47% -csponded 1. at vasectomy caused impo tence ,
19.2% felt it caused one to become f ninine and 93.1% of the respondents
were in favour of bilateral tubal ligation C' opposed vasectomy.
62.3% of the respondents felt vasectomy could be done after one had
completed his family. 87.9% of these men felt vasectomy was reversible.
Most non-medica men working at Kenyatta National Hospital had
a misunderstanding of vasectomy as far as what it involves, the mode
of anaesthetic, its simplicity and its effect on family life.
Citation
Degree of Master of Medicine in Obstetrics and GynaecologyPublisher
University of Nairobi Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology