Volume 32, Issue 4 (Autumn 2024)
Avicenna J Nurs Midwifery Care 2024, 32(4): 299-310 |
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Shafiei S, Khodakarami B, Soltani F, Roshanaei G. Effect of Counseling on the Knowledge and Attitude of Childbearing in Single-child Couples in Hamadan City, Iran: An Interventional Study. Avicenna J Nurs Midwifery Care 2024; 32 (4) :299-310
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1- Midwifery Department, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Hamedan University of Medical Sciences, Hamedan, Iran
2- Department of Midwifery, Maternal and Child Care Research Center, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Hamedan University of Medical Sciences, Hamedan, Iran ,zahrabatul2006@yahoo.com
3- Department of Midwifery, Maternal and Child Care Research Center, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Hamedan University of Medical Sciences, Hamedan, Iran
4- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Modeling of Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
2- Department of Midwifery, Maternal and Child Care Research Center, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Hamedan University of Medical Sciences, Hamedan, Iran ,
3- Department of Midwifery, Maternal and Child Care Research Center, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Hamedan University of Medical Sciences, Hamedan, Iran
4- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Modeling of Noncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran
Abstract: (1798 Views)
Background and Objective: In order to reduce the adverse consequences of low fertility rates, interventions must be taken. The present study aimed to determine the effect of counselling on the knowledge and attitude of childbearing in single-child couples referring to health centers in Hamadan, Iran.
Materials and Methods: An interventional study with a pre-test and post-test design was conducted in two groups, cases and controls, in 2022. The research population consisted of couples with one child referred to health centers in Hamadan, who were included in the study by stratified random sampling method. The total sample was estimated to be 92 couples. Furthermore, the data collection tool was a researcher-developed questionnaire with three sections: demographics, awareness, and attitudes.
Results: The independent t-test revealed that the average score of women's fertility knowledge in the test and control groups, both immediately after the intervention and one month later, exhibited a statistically significant difference. There was no statistically significant difference in the average score of the childbearing attitude of women and men in the two test and control groups before the intervention, after the intervention and one month after the intervention (P>0.05).
Conclusion: In general, the results of the present research demonstrated that counselling is an effective tool in increasing knowledge in the field of childbearing and improving attitudes over time. Additionally, strategies to increase the fertility rate should be developed with short-term, medium-term, and long-term planning in mind.
Materials and Methods: An interventional study with a pre-test and post-test design was conducted in two groups, cases and controls, in 2022. The research population consisted of couples with one child referred to health centers in Hamadan, who were included in the study by stratified random sampling method. The total sample was estimated to be 92 couples. Furthermore, the data collection tool was a researcher-developed questionnaire with three sections: demographics, awareness, and attitudes.
Results: The independent t-test revealed that the average score of women's fertility knowledge in the test and control groups, both immediately after the intervention and one month later, exhibited a statistically significant difference. There was no statistically significant difference in the average score of the childbearing attitude of women and men in the two test and control groups before the intervention, after the intervention and one month after the intervention (P>0.05).
Conclusion: In general, the results of the present research demonstrated that counselling is an effective tool in increasing knowledge in the field of childbearing and improving attitudes over time. Additionally, strategies to increase the fertility rate should be developed with short-term, medium-term, and long-term planning in mind.
Type of Study: Original Research |
Subject:
Education in Nursing and Midwifery
Received: 2023/04/18 | Accepted: 2023/10/18 | Published: 2024/12/29
Received: 2023/04/18 | Accepted: 2023/10/18 | Published: 2024/12/29
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