| dc.contributor.author | Achola, O J | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2013-06-06T12:55:54Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1990 | |
| dc.identifier.citation | Degree of Master of Medicine in Obstetrics and Gynaecology | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://erepository.uonbi.ac.ke:8080/xmlui/handle/11295/29288 | |
| dc.description.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. | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
| dc.publisher | University of Nairobi | en |
| dc.title | Gynaecology long commentary:A Study to determine Knowledge and Attitudes, Regarding Vasectomy almong non medical male workers at Kenyatta National Hospital | en |
| dc.type | Thesis | en |
| dc.description.department | a
Department of Psychiatry, University of Nairobi, ; bDepartment of Mental Health, School of Medicine,
Moi University, Eldoret, Kenya | |
| local.publisher | Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology | en |
