Knowledge and Attitudes of An-Najah National University Students in Reproductive Health Issues

This study aims to examine Al-Najah university students’ knowledge and understanding of Health Productivity، as this topic is neither addressed in the school curricula nor within the family matters. Consequently، students incline to gather information and learn about it by recurring to unreliable and unhealthy sources of information. It’s well-known that improving and caring about the young health is one of the main objectives that nations and peoples throughout the world are caring about. In this context، the Palestinian community، among others، is looking for improving and caring about the young health and providing necessary information and knowledge in order to create healthy young future generations، with a special sense of concern on basic knowledge about health productivity. The young in the Palestinian community represents 32% of the total average of the population in Palestine according to the Palestinian Statistics Center. Such a high percentage is highly needed to be served and cared about. For the purpose of the study، the researcher establishes a questionnaire to examine different aspects relevant to Health Productivity، including: knowledge about health productivity، family planning، religious beliefs، Culture productivity، Sexual health، Woman’s Education، Early marriage، genetic diseases، relatives’ marriage،abortion، and the impact and role of mass media، traditions and men-women relations in the Palestinian community، as essential to a better understanding and improvement of Health productivity in the Palestinian community. A representative sample of (400) male and female students of the total population of the study was selected. The study sample encompasses students with different majors. 88.4% of the questionnaires were approved، coded and analyzed. The study examines if there is no statistical differences at the level (0.05) related to students’ understanding and perspective in reference to health productivity due to their sex، age، the university year ، place of residence in the West bank، major، area of residence، and degree of religion. The sample population consists of (400) students، (48.2%) of the population are males and (51.8 %) are females. The average age was 19 years old، consisting (71.4%) of the students of the north of the West Bank. The majority of the population of the study is Muslims. Findings: - (64.4%) of the surveyed students prefer to have less than four children. - Both male and female students state that the typical age of marriage is 20 years old. - Regrinding their understanding and definition of Heath Productivity، it was clear for both males and females students that it is not limited to sex. - The Islamic Law concerning manipulation wasn’t clear for both male and female students. Therefore، there is a need to clarify and explain the Islamic Law about this issue. - Religion beliefs and doctrines concerning Health productivity and family planning were clear and understood. - Most of the surveyed students differentiate between family planning. - A high percentage of the surveyed students indicate that the main source of knowledge and information of their way of life should stem from the family،and then it should be fostered in school thought the designed curricula. Besides،they believe that Offspring culture and norms assist in protecting of infectious sexual diseases. - Both males and females students indicate that adults marks are known and clear for both of them. - (86 %) of the surveyed students show no objection about educating women، and they support educating women، as the more women are educated، the more safety of healthy productivity will have the woman and her family. - Both males and females students agree that men and women can have the same level of education، and it doesn’t matter if men are more educated than women،but the other way round is refused. - Both males and females students register their objection of early and relatives’ marriage. They manifest that both of them are aware of the dangers of such marriages. They agree to do blood test before marriage to avoid genetic diseases. - The Islamic law regarding abortion is not clear. There is a need to clarify the Islamic rules concerning this issue.