Incorporation of a sex education program in health care centers in Tehran, Iran
Objective (s): Sexual health is increasingly recognized as an integral part of health. Despite admirable efforts to meet reproductive health needs in Iran, there are as yet no comprehensive sex education programs in this country. Methods: In this study we used a matched intervention-control site des...
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| author | Rafaie Shirpak Kh Eftekhar H Mohammad K Chinichian M Ramczankhani A Fotohi A Seraji M |
| author_facet | Rafaie Shirpak Kh Eftekhar H Mohammad K Chinichian M Ramczankhani A Fotohi A Seraji M |
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| description | Objective (s): Sexual health is increasingly recognized as an integral part of health. Despite admirable efforts to meet reproductive health needs in Iran, there are as yet no comprehensive sex education programs in this country.
Methods: In this study we used a matched intervention-control site design in 14 urban health centers with random selection of 160 (80 in each group) participants to evaluate a sex education program in Iran. Qualitative methods were used in a needs assessment study that also determined the content and delivery method of the program. The intervention consisted of training health providers to deliver a short educational program to female clients. Evaluation questionnaires were completed before and 6 weeks after the intervention.
Results: There were no significant differences in demographic characteristics between the intervention and control groups. We observed a statistically significant impact on knowledge (median scores increased from 7.02 tol3.52 and from 6.38 to 6.9 in the intervention and control groups respectively) and attitudes (mean scores increased from 88.35 to 98.98 and decreased from 89.8 to 88.76 in the intervention and control groups respectively). There was also a statistically significant change in intentions and behavior.
Conclusion: This study showed that effective education can be achieved by appropriate choice of location and target population (based on cultural norms), and adopting the content to the peoplechr('39')s religious and cultural background. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-24390e5310c24d2ea01f5c311a428f212022-12-22T00:30:02ZfasIranian Institute for Health Sciences ResearchPayesh1680-76262008-45362007-06-016300Incorporation of a sex education program in health care centers in Tehran, IranRafaie Shirpak Kh0Eftekhar H1Mohammad K2Chinichian M3Ramczankhani A4Fotohi A5Seraji M6 Objective (s): Sexual health is increasingly recognized as an integral part of health. Despite admirable efforts to meet reproductive health needs in Iran, there are as yet no comprehensive sex education programs in this country. Methods: In this study we used a matched intervention-control site design in 14 urban health centers with random selection of 160 (80 in each group) participants to evaluate a sex education program in Iran. Qualitative methods were used in a needs assessment study that also determined the content and delivery method of the program. The intervention consisted of training health providers to deliver a short educational program to female clients. Evaluation questionnaires were completed before and 6 weeks after the intervention. Results: There were no significant differences in demographic characteristics between the intervention and control groups. We observed a statistically significant impact on knowledge (median scores increased from 7.02 tol3.52 and from 6.38 to 6.9 in the intervention and control groups respectively) and attitudes (mean scores increased from 88.35 to 98.98 and decreased from 89.8 to 88.76 in the intervention and control groups respectively). There was also a statistically significant change in intentions and behavior. Conclusion: This study showed that effective education can be achieved by appropriate choice of location and target population (based on cultural norms), and adopting the content to the peoplechr('39')s religious and cultural background.http://payeshjournal.ir/article-1-703-en.htmlsexualitysex educationiranbehaviorattitudeknowledge |
| spellingShingle | Rafaie Shirpak Kh Eftekhar H Mohammad K Chinichian M Ramczankhani A Fotohi A Seraji M Incorporation of a sex education program in health care centers in Tehran, Iran Payesh sexuality sex education iran behavior attitude knowledge |
| title | Incorporation of a sex education program in health care centers in Tehran, Iran |
| title_full | Incorporation of a sex education program in health care centers in Tehran, Iran |
| title_fullStr | Incorporation of a sex education program in health care centers in Tehran, Iran |
| title_full_unstemmed | Incorporation of a sex education program in health care centers in Tehran, Iran |
| title_short | Incorporation of a sex education program in health care centers in Tehran, Iran |
| title_sort | incorporation of a sex education program in health care centers in tehran iran |
| topic | sexuality sex education iran behavior attitude knowledge |
| url | http://payeshjournal.ir/article-1-703-en.html |
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