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Mitra Kolivand
Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences
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ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2116-8991
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Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of educational method, based on the theory of planned behavior on childbearing decision in married couples.
Materials and Methods: This study was a semi-experimental investigation. The population under study consisted of 140 marrying couples referred to the pre-marital counseling center in Sahneh city in 2018 [experimental group; n=70 vs. control group; n=70]. The sample method was convenience sampling .The experimental group received educational intervention based on the theory of planned behavior [for 8 sessions]; whereas, the control group participated in the routine pre-marital counseling program. The data was collected using Aattitudes toward fertility and childbearing scale of Soderberg, Lundgren, Christensson & Hildingsson [2013]. The data was analyzed by SPSS 20.
Results: The results showed that intervention had an effect on increasing tendency towards childbearing decision in men and women who were about to get married [P<0.05]. The intervention group showed a slight decrease during the follow-up phase, but this was not significant [P> 0.05]. Also, the results showed that men's tendency towards childbearing in the intervention group was different in terms of income, place of residence and housing status [P<0.05].
Conclusion: The results showed that the effectiveness of educational method, based on the theory of planned behavior on childbearing decision. It is recommended that, in view of the importance of childbearing in the family and social systems, in the context of pre-marriage counseling, more effective programs be provided to draw attention of the couples to childbearing at appropriate age and conditions.
Study registration : The Ethics Committee of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences [IR: KUMS.REC.1397.514].
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childbirth, about to get married, planned behavior
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Mitra Kolivand
Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences
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ORCiD: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2116-8991
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Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of educational method, based on the theory of planned behavior on childbearing decision in married couples.
Materials and Methods: This study was a semi-experimental investigation. The population under study consisted of 140 marrying couples referred to the pre-marital counseling center in Sahneh city in 2018 [experimental group; n=70 vs. control group; n=70]. The sample method was convenience sampling .The experimental group received educational intervention based on the theory of planned behavior [for 8 sessions]; whereas, the control group participated in the routine pre-marital counseling program. The data was collected using Aattitudes toward fertility and childbearing scale of Soderberg, Lundgren, Christensson & Hildingsson [2013]. The data was analyzed by SPSS 20.
Results: The results showed that intervention had an effect on increasing tendency towards childbearing decision in men and women who were about to get married [P<0.05]. The intervention group showed a slight decrease during the follow-up phase, but this was not significant [P> 0.05]. Also, the results showed that men's tendency towards childbearing in the intervention group was different in terms of income, place of residence and housing status [P<0.05].
Conclusion: The results showed that the effectiveness of educational method, based on the theory of planned behavior on childbearing decision. It is recommended that, in view of the importance of childbearing in the family and social systems, in the context of pre-marriage counseling, more effective programs be provided to draw attention of the couples to childbearing at appropriate age and conditions.
Study registration : The Ethics Committee of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences [IR: KUMS.REC.1397.514].
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