TY - JOUR JF - Koomesh JO - Koomesh VL - 19 IS - 3 PY - 1396 Y1 - 1396/3/01 TI - An investigation of educational intervention impact on pregnant women for promote preventive behaviors of influenza H1N1:using health belief model TT - بررسی تأثیر مداخله آموزشی بر ارتقاء رفتارهای پیشگیری‌کننده از آنفلوانزای نوع A در زنان باردار: کاربرد مدل اعتقاد بهداشتی N2 - Introduction: Awareness and preparedness against influenza type A can significantly prevent the outbreak of disease in high-risk groups, particularly in pregnant women. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of Educational Intervention on pregnant women for promote preventive behaviors of influenza H1N1 based on health belief model in Sirjan city (Iran). Materials and Methods: This study was quasi-experimental in the years 2015-2016.Correspondingly, 200 pregnant women attending health centers in Sirjan city, were selected to participate in this study (100 in intervention group and 100 in control group). The intervention was conducted over two sessions in 60 minutes. Data were collected by a validated and reliable questionnaire (71 questions) before intervention and three months after intervention. Results: After intervention, knowledge scores increased significantly in both intervention and control groups, which was probably due to the routine education program in that center. But significant increase in attitude and behavior was only observed in the intervention group (P 0.05). Conclusion: The health belief model was effective in promoting knowledge, attitude and practice of the pregnant women of influenza H1N1 in Sirjan city. Therefore, it is proposed traditional training methods along with the health belief model in training pregnant womenInfluenza, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Pregnant Women SP - 603 EP - 610 AU - Hashemi, Mehri AU - Sadeghi, Reza AU - Shamsi, Mostefa AD - Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran KW - Influenza KW - Health Knowledge KW - Attitudes KW - Practice KW - Pregnant Women UR - http://koomeshjournal.semums.ac.ir/article-1-3599-en.html ER -