Investigate men Cooperation in Family Planning after a Group Training Program of their Spouses

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1 Instructor of Nursing Health, Department of Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.

2 Faculty Member, Department of Operating Room, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.

3 MSc Student in Midwifery, Student Research Committee, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.

4 Lecturer of Medical Education, Department of Operating Room, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran.

5 Instructor of Nursing Health, Department of Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Isfah

Abstract

Background: The population growth is an important issue affecting all dimensions of human life. Men play an important role in family planning. The present study aims to investigate men cooperation in family planning after a group training program of their spouses. Methods: This study was a quasi-experimental research. In this study the effect of a group training on contraception on 53 women who used natural method of contraception was measured on their husbands. Before and after intervention an awareness and practice questionnaire about contraception methods was completed in studied women and their husbands. Data analysis was done by SPSS software and descriptive and analytic statistical tests. Finding: A significant difference was found between the awareness scores of the intervention group and their spouses before and after the group training (P < 0.001). 51 percent of the studied women and their husbands underwent an effective contraception method after group trainings Conclusion: The results of the study indicated that women group training can increase men cooperation in family planning programs. Keywords: Group training, Men cooperation, Family planning.

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Journal of Isfahan Medical School
Volume 29, Issue 131 - Serial Number 131
January and February 2011
Pages 253-258

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  • Receive Date: 14 May 2011
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  • Accept Date: 06 April 2022

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