Perception of Vasectomy in Reproductive Age Men After an Educational Intervention

Abstract

Summary:

Perception of Vasectomy in Men of Reproductive Age After an Educational Intervention

Objective: To evaluate the perception of vasectomy in men of reproductive age, after an educational intervention.

Design: Analytical, longitudinal, quasi-experimental, unicentric, prospective and homogeneous study.

Location: Primary health care.

Participants: 106 men from 20 to 59 years of age, assigned to the UMF22, with inclusion, exclusion and elimination criteria.

Interventions: An educational intervention was designed in two sessions lasting 30 minutes, with a pre and post evaluation.

Measurements: Sociodemographic data were collected; for normality tests, Kolmogorov Smirnov was used, obtaining a free distribution curve and, being samples with dependent variables, the Wilcoxon test was used.

Results: The highest percentage was concentrated from 30 to 39 years (41.5%), 65.1% considered themselves worker / employee, 47.2% had a bachelor's degree, 41.5% are married, 67% with children and 80.2% professed the Catholic religion, when comparing both evaluations, the outstanding perception improves by 12.2%, the perception sufficient by 8.4%. In the Wilcoxon Test a p< 0.05 was obtained, so the null hypothesis (HO) is rejected accepting the Alternate Hypothesis (H1).

Conclusion: An educational intervention directed according to the context of the population in the perception of vasectomy in men of reproductive age improves after the intervention.

Keywords: Myths, reality, socio-cultural.