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.