Effect of an Educational Program on Women's Intention regarding Oocyte Cryopreservation

Research Abstract

Background: Oocyte cryopreservation is a rapidly growing technology in reproductive health, enabling healthy and non-healthy females to delay marriage and progeny, providing a viable alternative to traditional methods. Aim: The current study was conducted to enhancing females’ intention regarding oocyte cryopreservation via an educational program. Subjects and Methods: Design: A quasi-experimental design was used. Sample and Settings: A study from Beni-Suef University on a purposive sample consisted of 334 working females at Beni-Suef University. Tools (I): An Arabic-structured interview questionnaire sheet contains female socio-demographic characteristics. (II): Females' intention regarding oocyte cryopreservation. Results: Revealed that 48.8% of the studied females had insufficient income, and 59.3% were rural residents. After program implementation, 86.5% had moderate intentions which is higher as compared to 77.5% who had moderate intentions pre-program. A highly significant statistical differences between overall intentions pre and post program implementation (P=0.000). Conclusion: Although there was no significant statistical relation between the studied working females’ intention levels and all items of socio-demographic characteristics found either pre-program or post- program implementation. An observable improvement in females’ intention was found after program implementation. Recommendations: Structured educational and counseling programs regarding oocyte cryopreservation should be provided by maternity nurses to females of reproductive age to make informed and timely decisions aligned with their future reproductive life.

Research Keywords

Educational Program, Women's Intention, Oocyte Cryopreservation