TY - JOUR T1 - The effect of educating mothers on the girls' knowledge level of reproductive health TT - تاثیر آموزش مادران بر سطح دانش بهداشت باروری دختران JF - payeshj JO - payeshj VL - 16 IS - 5 UR - http://payeshjournal.ir/article-1-85-en.html Y1 - 2017 SP - 627 EP - 635 KW - Girls KW - Mothers KW - Knowledge KW - Reproductive health N2 - Objective (s): mothers are usually the girls’ first teachers. Thus educating mothers can be a major contribution to the prevention of reproductive health complications in future generations. The present study investigated the effect of educating mothers on the girls' knowledge level of reproductive health. Methods: The present interventional study was conducted on 120 Iranian girls studying in secondary schools and their mothers. Sampling was performed through two-step cluster sampling method. Before the intervention, mothers’ and girls' knowledge of reproductive health was measured by using a questionnaire prepared based on the World Health Organization's questionnaire. The mothers of the intervention group participated in 4 sessions for 4 weeks and received the necessary information about reproductive health. After three-months period, the questionnaires were once more completed by all the girls in both intervention and control groups. Results: Mothers were the main source of information for the girls in both the intervention (61.7%) and the control group (55%). There was a significant difference between mean scores of the girls' knowledge before (11.63±4.37) and 3 months after their mother’s education (30.60±1.49), but the change was not significant in control group. Conclusion: Educating mothers could significantly increase the girls' levels of knowledge of the primary fundamentals of reproductive health. M3 ER -