"A Study to Assess Knowledge and Opinion Regarding Adoption Among Adults Residing in Rural and Urban Area"

A cross - sectional comparative study to assess knowledge and opinion regarding adoption among adults residing in rural and urban area of Ambala, Haryana.

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Key information

Conditions

Knowledge

Age range

20 year–90 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

About this study

ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Children are regarded as the precious gift in world. It is estimated that between 8% and 12% of couples worldwide suffer from infertility with rate of 10% in India and about 20 million children are orphan even then adoption rates are falling in India.

OBJECTIVES: To assess and compare the knowledge score and opinion score regarding adoption among adults of different age groups.To determine relationship between knowledge and opinion regarding adoption among adults.To seek association of knowledge score and opinion score regarding adoption with selected variables.

METHODOLOGY: A descriptive cross sectional survey design was used. 400 adults of rural (200) and urban (200) area were selected by using quota sampling technique. The data was collected by structured knowledge questionnaire and structured likert scale.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Adults who were able to understand Hindi and English.
Who were willing to participate in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Adults who were not available at the time of data collection.
Adults having any psychological impairment.

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

Structured Questionnaire

Time frame: 25-30 minutes

One time assessment of knowledge of adults regarding adoption. Total score is calculated by finding the sum of the correct answer. Each correct answer scored as 1 and each incorrect answer scored as 0. It consists scale of scores 23-30 = Very Good, 19-22 = Good, 15-18 = Average, 0-14 = Below Average

Secondary outcomes

Likert Scale

Time frame: 18-20 minutes

3 point Likert Scale was used to assess opinion of adults regarding adoption. Total score is calculated by finding the sum of the 30 items. it consist 15 positive statements and 15 negative statements. Each positive statement scored as 3= agree, 2= uncertain,1=disagree and each negative statement scored as 3=disagree, 2=uncertain, 1= agree. it consists the scale of scores 68-90:Favourable 45-67: Moderately Favourable, 30-44: Unfavourable

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Maharishi Markendeswar University (Deemed to be University)

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Registry information

Official study title

"A Cross-sectional Comparative Study to Assess Knowledge and Opinion Regarding Adoption Among Adults Residing in Rural and Urban Area of Ambala, Haryana"

Important dates

Study start: 2015
Primary completion: 2017
Study completion: 2017
First posted: Aug 1, 2017
Registry last updated: Aug 1, 2017

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