Table 3.
Indicators of attitude and practice towards pre-marital counseling by Gender, Oman, 2010
|
Indicator |
Total |
Male |
Female |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
(N = 400) |
(N = 233) |
(N = 167) |
|
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
| Preferred to marry a relative |
42 (10.5) |
34 (81.0) |
8 (19.0) |
0.02 |
| Married people who did PMCS before marriage |
34 (8.5) |
18 (52.9) |
16 (47.1) |
0.81 |
| Consanguinity among married couples |
59 (14.8) |
42 (71.2) |
17 (28.8) |
0.57 |
| If future spouse is a carrier of a hereditary disease, still go for marriage |
59 (14.8) |
42 (71.2) |
17 (28.8) |
0.02 |
| Willing to change decision about marriage based on PMCS results |
250 (62.5) |
135 (54.0) |
115 (46.0) |
0.03 |
| Will advise future spouse to do PMCS |
335 (83.8) |
186 (55.5) |
149 (44.5) |
0.08 |
| PMCS is important for self and spouse |
338 (84.5) |
194 (57.4) |
144 (42.6) |
0.31 |
| Agreed to make PMCS compulsory |
198 (49.5) |
118 (59.6) |
80 (40.4) |
0.32 |
| Unwilling to do PMCS test | 122 (30.5) | 78 (63.9) | 44 (36.1) | 0.14 |