Ethics code: IR.MEDILAM.REC.1400.144
Hamideh Kootizadeh1 
, Mahmoud Tavousi2 , Akbar Babaei Heydarabadi3 , Hojjat Sayyadi4 , Reza Jorvand *1
, Mahmoud Tavousi2 , Akbar Babaei Heydarabadi3 , Hojjat Sayyadi4 , Reza Jorvand *1
1- Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran
2- Health Metrics Research Center, Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Research, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
3- Department of Public Health, School of Health, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
4- Department of Statistics, School of Health, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran
2- Health Metrics Research Center, Iranian Institute for Health Sciences Research, ACECR, Tehran, Iran
3- Department of Public Health, School of Health, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran
4- Department of Statistics, School of Health, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran
Abstract: (35 Views)
Objective(s): Respiratory infections are a significant threat to the health of at-risk groups, including pregnant women, due to their high rate of spread and involvement of the respiratory tract; Therefore, the present study aimed to determine the effect of self-care education on the prevention of acute respiratory infections in pregnant women in Ahvaz.
Methods: The present study was an experimental study. The study population consisted of 80 pregnant women under the comprehensive health service centers of Ahvaz city, they were selected using cluster sampling and randomly divided into two groups: experimental (N = 40) and control (N = 40). Data collection was done using a researcher-made questionnaire based on the constructs of the Health Belief Model(HBM) and in person and by phone in two stages, before and two months after the intervention. The data was analyzed by SPSS software version 22 and using, chi-square, independent t-test and paired t-test.
Results: Before the intervention, awareness, behavior and structures of the HBM were the same in the test and control groups (P> 0.05); However, after the educational intervention, the mean score of perceived sensitivity (from 21.53 ± 2.19 to 23.92 ± 1.23), perceived severity (from 20.16 ± 3.25 to 22.97 ± 1.88), perceived benefits (from 22.03 ± 2.9 to 23.89 ± 1.60), self-efficacy (from 23.76 ± 3.49 to 27.11 ± 2.19), behavior (from 62.37 ± 6.02 to 69.24 ± 4.45), and awareness (from 9.29 ± 1.46 to 10.92 ± 35) increased in the experimental group, such that a significant difference was created compared to before the intervention in the experimental group and after the intervention in the control group. Meanwhile, a statistically significant decrease in the perceived barriers construct (from 13.18 ± 3.73 to 9.05 ± 2.42) was observed in the test group compared to before training.
Conclusion: The educational based on the Health Belief Model promoted model structures and self-care behavior in preventing Respiratory Tract Infections in pregnant women in Ahvaz; Therefore, it is suggested that the health belief model be used in addition to traditional education methods.
Methods: The present study was an experimental study. The study population consisted of 80 pregnant women under the comprehensive health service centers of Ahvaz city, they were selected using cluster sampling and randomly divided into two groups: experimental (N = 40) and control (N = 40). Data collection was done using a researcher-made questionnaire based on the constructs of the Health Belief Model(HBM) and in person and by phone in two stages, before and two months after the intervention. The data was analyzed by SPSS software version 22 and using, chi-square, independent t-test and paired t-test.
Results: Before the intervention, awareness, behavior and structures of the HBM were the same in the test and control groups (P> 0.05); However, after the educational intervention, the mean score of perceived sensitivity (from 21.53 ± 2.19 to 23.92 ± 1.23), perceived severity (from 20.16 ± 3.25 to 22.97 ± 1.88), perceived benefits (from 22.03 ± 2.9 to 23.89 ± 1.60), self-efficacy (from 23.76 ± 3.49 to 27.11 ± 2.19), behavior (from 62.37 ± 6.02 to 69.24 ± 4.45), and awareness (from 9.29 ± 1.46 to 10.92 ± 35) increased in the experimental group, such that a significant difference was created compared to before the intervention in the experimental group and after the intervention in the control group. Meanwhile, a statistically significant decrease in the perceived barriers construct (from 13.18 ± 3.73 to 9.05 ± 2.42) was observed in the test group compared to before training.
Conclusion: The educational based on the Health Belief Model promoted model structures and self-care behavior in preventing Respiratory Tract Infections in pregnant women in Ahvaz; Therefore, it is suggested that the health belief model be used in addition to traditional education methods.
type of study: Quazi Experimental |
Subject:
Public Health
Received: 2025/05/6 | Accepted: 2025/09/27 | ePublished ahead of print: 2025/12/24
Received: 2025/05/6 | Accepted: 2025/09/27 | ePublished ahead of print: 2025/12/24
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