| Thinking that carrying out premarital screening is important |
|
| Agree |
540(92) |
| Neutral |
23(4) |
| Disagree |
27(5) |
| Agreement to carry out premarital screening |
|
| Agree |
540(92) |
| Neutral |
23(4) |
| Disagree |
27(5) |
| Reasons for agreement to carry out premarital screening |
|
| To prevent transmission of diseases to my offspring |
476(81) |
| To ensure that my partner is healthy |
272(46) |
| To ensure fitness for marriage |
254(43) |
| To prevent transmission of disease to me |
242(41) |
| Reasons for disagreement to carry out premarital screening |
|
| Afraid that the test results will not be in favor of my choice |
22(4) |
| Feeling that such test results is an insult to me |
21(4) |
| Don't want to interfere with God’s will |
20(3) |
| Afraid that a positive test will prevent continuation of marriage |
17(3) |
| Family will refuse continuation of marriage |
6(1) |
| Agreement on making premarital screening as an obligatory procedure before marriage |
|
| Agree |
313(53) |
| Neutral |
184(31) |
| Disagree |
93(16) |
| Thinking about the appropriate time of doing premarital screening |
|
| In high school |
65(11) |
| On joining college |
77(13) |
| Before marriage |
440(75) |
| After marriage |
8(1) |
| Response to premarital screening test if you were told that you will have affected children |
|
| Decision will depend on the probability of getting the disease |
273(46) |
| Continue engagements and marry because I believe in God |
115(19) |
| Don’t know what to do |
97(16) |
| Cancel/discontinue engagement |
95(16) |
| Continue engagement and marriage due to emotional reasons |
36(6) |
| Continue engagement and marriage due to family pressure |
4(1) |
| Agreement on putting laws and regulations to stop the marriage in case of positive premarital screening test |
|
| Agree |
212(36) |
| Neutral |
212(36) |
| Disagree |
166(28) |
