Puberty Health Education in Iranian Teenagers: Self - Learning or Lecture and Discussion Panel ?
Background. Teenagers, a huge age group in developing countries, face a period with many physical, mental and social problems. Appropriate health education concerning their periodic development is of importance in community health services. The present study performed a comparative assessment of sub...
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Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Medical Education Development Center
2001-06-01
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| author | Zahra Mohammadzadeh* Zahra Allame S Shahroki Hamidreza Oriezi Mohammad reza Marasi |
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| description | Background. Teenagers, a huge age group in developing countries, face a period with many physical, mental and social problems. Appropriate health education concerning their periodic development is of importance in community health services. The present study performed a comparative assessment of subjects’ knowledge, attitude and practice, concerning puberty health programs.
Method. In an interventional study, 350 girl students aged between 12 and 14 were randomly selected through a two-phase sampling and divided into two parallel groups. Their knowledge, attitude and practice concerning puberty health were measured by a questionnaire for each subject. Then, one group was trained through a self - learning pamphlet and another participated in a discussion panel and some lectures about puberty health. Mean scores were obtained by a test and compared between groups as well as in pre- and post intervention using student t-test and paired t-test.
Results. Both groups were similar in scores before intervention. After intervention, mean score for knowledge significantly increased in both groups (P<0.001). In the self-learner group, mean scores for attitude were not significantly different after education (p=0.16 & 0.056, respectively) but in the other group, they were statistically remarkable (p<0.001; p=0.0001, respectively). The comparison of scores obtained in two groups showed significant increases in knowledge and practice levels through discussion panel (p<0.001) but no significant difference was observed concerning attitude (p=0.84).
Conclusion. Discussion panel is more effective than self-learning despite traditional and cultural obstacles in puberty health education for Iranian teenage girls. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-d00312c5ee3148769fa20b7b6bfa3d5c2023-11-03T12:09:57ZfasIsfahan University of Medical Sciences, Medical Education Development Centerمجله ایرانی آموزش در علوم پزشکی1608-93591735-88922001-06-011336Puberty Health Education in Iranian Teenagers: Self - Learning or Lecture and Discussion Panel ?Zahra Mohammadzadeh*0Zahra Allame1S Shahroki2Hamidreza Oriezi3Mohammad reza Marasi4 Background. Teenagers, a huge age group in developing countries, face a period with many physical, mental and social problems. Appropriate health education concerning their periodic development is of importance in community health services. The present study performed a comparative assessment of subjects’ knowledge, attitude and practice, concerning puberty health programs. Method. In an interventional study, 350 girl students aged between 12 and 14 were randomly selected through a two-phase sampling and divided into two parallel groups. Their knowledge, attitude and practice concerning puberty health were measured by a questionnaire for each subject. Then, one group was trained through a self - learning pamphlet and another participated in a discussion panel and some lectures about puberty health. Mean scores were obtained by a test and compared between groups as well as in pre- and post intervention using student t-test and paired t-test. Results. Both groups were similar in scores before intervention. After intervention, mean score for knowledge significantly increased in both groups (P<0.001). In the self-learner group, mean scores for attitude were not significantly different after education (p=0.16 & 0.056, respectively) but in the other group, they were statistically remarkable (p<0.001; p=0.0001, respectively). The comparison of scores obtained in two groups showed significant increases in knowledge and practice levels through discussion panel (p<0.001) but no significant difference was observed concerning attitude (p=0.84). Conclusion. Discussion panel is more effective than self-learning despite traditional and cultural obstacles in puberty health education for Iranian teenage girls.http://ijme.mui.ac.ir/article-1-254-en.pdfpubertypuberty health educationteenagersisfahan |
| spellingShingle | Zahra Mohammadzadeh* Zahra Allame S Shahroki Hamidreza Oriezi Mohammad reza Marasi Puberty Health Education in Iranian Teenagers: Self - Learning or Lecture and Discussion Panel ? مجله ایرانی آموزش در علوم پزشکی puberty puberty health education teenagers isfahan |
| title | Puberty Health Education in Iranian Teenagers: Self - Learning or Lecture and Discussion Panel ? |
| title_full | Puberty Health Education in Iranian Teenagers: Self - Learning or Lecture and Discussion Panel ? |
| title_fullStr | Puberty Health Education in Iranian Teenagers: Self - Learning or Lecture and Discussion Panel ? |
| title_full_unstemmed | Puberty Health Education in Iranian Teenagers: Self - Learning or Lecture and Discussion Panel ? |
| title_short | Puberty Health Education in Iranian Teenagers: Self - Learning or Lecture and Discussion Panel ? |
| title_sort | puberty health education in iranian teenagers self learning or lecture and discussion panel |
| topic | puberty puberty health education teenagers isfahan |
| url | http://ijme.mui.ac.ir/article-1-254-en.pdf |
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