Examining the Impact of Health Belief Model-Based Education on Reproductive Health and Family Planning Attitudes Among Married Women

Introduction: Reproductive health services include maternal, child, and newborn health, family planning, fertility issues, and reproductive education, primarily benefiting women.Aim: It was aimed to examine the effects of Health Belief Model based instruction on married women protective attitudes to...

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Main Authors: Tülay Ortabağ, Neşe Ataman Bor
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Published: University of Health Sciences 2024-08-01
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description Introduction: Reproductive health services include maternal, child, and newborn health, family planning, fertility issues, and reproductive education, primarily benefiting women.Aim: It was aimed to examine the effects of Health Belief Model based instruction on married women protective attitudes toward reproductive health.Method: The study was designed as a quasi-experimental method with unequal groups for pre-test and posttest comparison. A total of 175 women, 35 in the experimental group, 70 in the control group-1, and 70 in the control group-2, who met the study criteria and were determined by a comprehensive power analysis, were included in the study. The pre-test data were collected using the Personal Information Form, the Married Women’s Reproductive Health Attitudes Determination Scale, and the Family Planning Attitude Scale. Experimental group were given a 3-month group training structured according to the health belief model.Results: Between-group differences were not statistically significant at baseline regarding mean knowledge and the constructs of the scales used (p gt; 0.05). After the training, it was determined that the Reproductive Health Attitudes Determination Scale and Family Planning Attitude Scale sub-dimensions and total scores of compared to the control groups, the experimental group had a significantly higher (p lt; 0.05). Similarly, it was noted that following the training, the experimental group's use of efficient family planning techniques and breast self-examination techniques increased noticeably (p lt; 0.05).Conclusion: According to the results, training was determined to have been given had a positive effect on protective attitudes towards reproductive health.
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spelling doaj-art-9948c0a0a9364aaebd74b7726cebabce2025-02-05T09:11:42ZengUniversity of Health SciencesSağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Dergisi2667-83572024-08-016216517410.48071/sbuhemsirelik.14788301852Examining the Impact of Health Belief Model-Based Education on Reproductive Health and Family Planning Attitudes Among Married WomenTülay Ortabağ0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1466-7343Neşe Ataman Bor1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4308-9362İstanbul Topkapı ÜniversitesiHAKKARİ ÜNİVERSİTESİIntroduction: Reproductive health services include maternal, child, and newborn health, family planning, fertility issues, and reproductive education, primarily benefiting women.Aim: It was aimed to examine the effects of Health Belief Model based instruction on married women protective attitudes toward reproductive health.Method: The study was designed as a quasi-experimental method with unequal groups for pre-test and posttest comparison. A total of 175 women, 35 in the experimental group, 70 in the control group-1, and 70 in the control group-2, who met the study criteria and were determined by a comprehensive power analysis, were included in the study. The pre-test data were collected using the Personal Information Form, the Married Women’s Reproductive Health Attitudes Determination Scale, and the Family Planning Attitude Scale. Experimental group were given a 3-month group training structured according to the health belief model.Results: Between-group differences were not statistically significant at baseline regarding mean knowledge and the constructs of the scales used (p gt; 0.05). After the training, it was determined that the Reproductive Health Attitudes Determination Scale and Family Planning Attitude Scale sub-dimensions and total scores of compared to the control groups, the experimental group had a significantly higher (p lt; 0.05). Similarly, it was noted that following the training, the experimental group's use of efficient family planning techniques and breast self-examination techniques increased noticeably (p lt; 0.05).Conclusion: According to the results, training was determined to have been given had a positive effect on protective attitudes towards reproductive health.https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/download/article-file/3907301educationfamily planningnursingreproductive healthaile planlamasıeğitimhemşireliküreme sağlığı
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Examining the Impact of Health Belief Model-Based Education on Reproductive Health and Family Planning Attitudes Among Married Women
Sağlık Bilimleri Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Dergisi
education
family planning
nursing
reproductive health
aile planlaması
eğitim
hemşirelik
üreme sağlığı
title Examining the Impact of Health Belief Model-Based Education on Reproductive Health and Family Planning Attitudes Among Married Women
title_full Examining the Impact of Health Belief Model-Based Education on Reproductive Health and Family Planning Attitudes Among Married Women
title_fullStr Examining the Impact of Health Belief Model-Based Education on Reproductive Health and Family Planning Attitudes Among Married Women
title_full_unstemmed Examining the Impact of Health Belief Model-Based Education on Reproductive Health and Family Planning Attitudes Among Married Women
title_short Examining the Impact of Health Belief Model-Based Education on Reproductive Health and Family Planning Attitudes Among Married Women
title_sort examining the impact of health belief model based education on reproductive health and family planning attitudes among married women
topic education
family planning
nursing
reproductive health
aile planlaması
eğitim
hemşirelik
üreme sağlığı
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