The Effect of Online Counselling Educational Program about Egg Freezing Technology on the Experiences' of Females at Late Marriageable Age in Egyptian Community.

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

1 Phd Lecturer, Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Cairo University.

2 Lecturer of obstetrics and gynecology Health Nursing – Kafr El-Sheik University

3 Lecturer of Maternal and Newborn Health Nursing - Cairo University

4 Phd Lecturer of Community Health Nursing. Faculty of Nursing, Cairo University Corresponding author:

Abstract

Problem: Egg freezing (EF) is a crucial component of assisted reproductive technology and can significantly enhance the biology of reproduction and the treatment of infertility. The educational program addresses the existing gap by offering holistic and evidence-based resources that enable women to enhance their knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours regarding egg freezing. Background: The requirements of new generation have compelled healthcare providers, health educator, researchers and innovators to seek solutions for managing community clients outside the hospitals. As a result, it is essential to establish online nursing counselling educational program that relocates health education and care away from the hospital Aim: to evaluate the effect of online counselling educational program about egg freezing technology on the Experiences of females at late marriageable age in Egyptian Community. Design: A quasi – experimental one group pretest- posttest design was used. Setting: an online Egyptian community website called Mawaddah website for marriage. Sample: A Purposive sample consisting of 382 females (single virgin) at late marriageable age was selected. Findings: revealed that there were significant differences between female's knowledge of egg freezing before and after implementing the educational program p -value <
0.05.Discussion: the application of online nursing counselling educational program can    significantly suppress the problematic conditions of the respondent. Conclusions: Findings demonstrated that the online counselling educational program was effective in increasing level of knowledge of females and changing their attitude regarding egg freezing technology.

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