Impact of Education on Awareness Towards Reproductive Health in Women With Beta-Thalassemia Major
<strong>Objectives:</strong> This study aimed to investigate the effect of nursing educational programs on the awareness of females with β-thalassemia major (β-TM) regarding their disease and reproductive health. <strong>Methods:</strong> Thirty-nine consecutive female patien...
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| author | Sezaneh Haghpanah Mehran Karimi Fatemeh Kamali Hakimeh Tavoosi Turan Savarnic |
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| description | <strong>Objectives:</strong> This study aimed to investigate the effect of nursing educational programs on the awareness of females with β-thalassemia major (β-TM) regarding their disease and reproductive health.
<strong>Methods:</strong> Thirty-nine consecutive female patients with β-TM (age range between 20 and 32 years) participated in this interventional pre-post study. All patients attended the Thalassemia Clinic of Dastgheib hospital, a referral governmental center in Shiraz, Southern Iran. Awareness of patients regarding reproductive health was evaluated by a designed questionnaire. The intervention consisted of nursing educational program regarding important issues related to reproductive health of female patients with beta-TM. Knowledge of patients was revaluated and compared with their knowledge before education. Data were analyzed using SPSS software v.21 using Paired t-test, Pearson correlation test and Mann-Whitney test.
<strong>Results:</strong> Total awareness score significantly increased after education (mean ± standard deviation (SD): 16.12 ± 1.67 vs. 13.69 ± 2.35, P < 0.001). Increased knowledge of patients after the intervention was not significantly associated with educational level or with age of the patients (P = 0.058 and P = 0.395, respectively).
<strong>Conclusions:</strong> An educational program can be helpful in increasing awareness of females with β-TM regarding their disease and reproductive health issues resulting in increased life expectancy and quality of life. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-bae381c258094322b6f7d48e773b92fe2022-12-21T19:05:22ZengShiraz University of Medical SciencesWomen’s Health Bulletin2345-51362382-99902017-07-01431310.5812/whb.3840045261Impact of Education on Awareness Towards Reproductive Health in Women With Beta-Thalassemia MajorSezaneh Haghpanah0Mehran Karimi1Fatemeh Kamali2Hakimeh Tavoosi3Turan Savarnic4Hematology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IR IranHematology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IR IranHematology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IR IranHematology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IR IranHematology Research Center, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IR Iran<strong>Objectives:</strong> This study aimed to investigate the effect of nursing educational programs on the awareness of females with β-thalassemia major (β-TM) regarding their disease and reproductive health. <strong>Methods:</strong> Thirty-nine consecutive female patients with β-TM (age range between 20 and 32 years) participated in this interventional pre-post study. All patients attended the Thalassemia Clinic of Dastgheib hospital, a referral governmental center in Shiraz, Southern Iran. Awareness of patients regarding reproductive health was evaluated by a designed questionnaire. The intervention consisted of nursing educational program regarding important issues related to reproductive health of female patients with beta-TM. Knowledge of patients was revaluated and compared with their knowledge before education. Data were analyzed using SPSS software v.21 using Paired t-test, Pearson correlation test and Mann-Whitney test. <strong>Results:</strong> Total awareness score significantly increased after education (mean ± standard deviation (SD): 16.12 ± 1.67 vs. 13.69 ± 2.35, P < 0.001). Increased knowledge of patients after the intervention was not significantly associated with educational level or with age of the patients (P = 0.058 and P = 0.395, respectively). <strong>Conclusions:</strong> An educational program can be helpful in increasing awareness of females with β-TM regarding their disease and reproductive health issues resulting in increased life expectancy and quality of life.http://womenshealthbulletin.sums.ac.ir/article_45261_d64a91746da77d2ae217c22bc54a330f.pdfawarenessbetathalassemiareproductive health |
| spellingShingle | Sezaneh Haghpanah Mehran Karimi Fatemeh Kamali Hakimeh Tavoosi Turan Savarnic Impact of Education on Awareness Towards Reproductive Health in Women With Beta-Thalassemia Major Women’s Health Bulletin awareness beta thalassemia reproductive health |
| title | Impact of Education on Awareness Towards Reproductive Health in Women With Beta-Thalassemia Major |
| title_full | Impact of Education on Awareness Towards Reproductive Health in Women With Beta-Thalassemia Major |
| title_fullStr | Impact of Education on Awareness Towards Reproductive Health in Women With Beta-Thalassemia Major |
| title_full_unstemmed | Impact of Education on Awareness Towards Reproductive Health in Women With Beta-Thalassemia Major |
| title_short | Impact of Education on Awareness Towards Reproductive Health in Women With Beta-Thalassemia Major |
| title_sort | impact of education on awareness towards reproductive health in women with beta thalassemia major |
| topic | awareness beta thalassemia reproductive health |
| url | http://womenshealthbulletin.sums.ac.ir/article_45261_d64a91746da77d2ae217c22bc54a330f.pdf |
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