Assessing Quality of the Pre-marriage Family Planning Consulting Classes: Viewpoints of Participant Couples

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1 Faculty Member, Department of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran.

2 Faculty Member, Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Research Student Committee, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Gonabad, Iran.

3 BSc in Nursing, Research Student Committee, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, Imam Khomeini Hospital, Daregaz, Iran.

4 BSc in Nursing, Research Student Committee, Gonabad University of Medical Sciences, 22 Bahman Hospital, Khaff, Iran.

Abstract

Background: Availability to pre-marriage consulting is very important because couples need to begin their marriage with enough knowledge. But it seems that these services have not adequate quality. This study aimed to assess quality of the pre-marriage family planning consulting classes in Gonabad, Iran.Methods: The sample size of this cross sectional study was 102 couplesReferring to Fayazbakhsh Center in Gonabad in 2010. A questionnaire was applied for data collection. Assessment form of quality of the pre-marriage family planning consulting classes was composed from four domains: quality of education, quality of educational instruments, quality of teaching methods and quality of physical environment. At first, the demographic part of questionnaire was completed. Then, after participating in class, the couples have completed assessment form of quality of the pre-marriage family planning consulting classes. Data was analyzed using SPSS software version 19 and by frequency distribution, Mean and χ2 tests.Finding: The mean age of participants was 22.52 ± 3.93 years. 4.4% of couples assessed total quality of class as weak, 49% as medium and 46.6% as good. There is no significant relation between scores with sex (P = 0.51) and educational level (P = 0.26).Conclusion: In regard to the couples' assessing were moderatly good but but they need further education in family planning and increasing number of educational classes.       

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Journal of Isfahan Medical School
Volume 29, Issue 128 - Serial Number 128
January and February 2011
Pages 138-146

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  • Receive Date: 02 March 2011
  • Revise Date: 01 November 2024
  • Accept Date: 06 April 2022

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