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EFFECTS OF A FORMAL TRAINING PROGRAMME ON CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGES ON HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS' KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES: AN INTERVENTIONAL STUDY FROM TURKEY

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 November 2009

AHMET NESIMI KISIOGLU ,
AHMET RIFAT ORMECI ,
ERSIN USKUN ,
MUSTAFA OZTURK  and
KURTULUS ONGEL
AHMET NESIMI KISIOGLU
Affiliation:
Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey
AHMET RIFAT ORMECI
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Suleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey
ERSIN USKUN
Affiliation:
Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey
MUSTAFA OZTURK
Affiliation:
Department of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey
KURTULUS ONGEL
Affiliation:
Department of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Süleyman Demirel University, Isparta, Turkey
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Summary

Consanguineous marriage is traditionally common throughout the eastern Mediterranean region. Research has suggested that it is closely linked to the sociocultural and socioeconomical status of individuals, and education plays a critical role in decreasing the number of cases. This study aimed to determine the effects of a formal training programme on consanguineous marriages on the knowledge of, and attitudes towards, consanguineous marriage of high school students (n=804) in the Mediterranean region of Turkey. Seniors from three randomly selected public high schools participated in the pre-test and post-test design study. To determine the effects of the programme, students who received the training were compared with those who did not receive any formal training about the subject. After the post-tests were administered, data were collected and analysed using chi-squared and McNemar tests. The results showed significant differences in knowledge and attitudes among the students who had received the formal training programme and those who had not. In addition, the results indicated potential peer influence between the students who received training in consanguineous marriage and those who did not.

Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of Biosocial Science , Volume 42 , Issue 2 , March 2010 , pp. 161 - 176
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2009

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