Health Education Program and Tuberculosis Preventive Behaviors

khanali mohammadi; sedigheh sadat tavafian; Fazllollah Ghofranipour; Farkhondeh Amin-Shokravi

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Health Education Program and Tuberculosis Preventive Behaviors

Author(s):

khanali mohammadi¹,

sedigheh sadat tavafian^1,*,

Fazllollah Ghofranipour¹,

Farkhondeh Amin-Shokravi¹

1Department of Health Education, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran

Zahedan Journal of Research in Medical Sciences:Vol. 14, issue 10; e93205

Published online:Oct 24, 2012

Article type:Brief Report

Received:May 23, 2011

Accepted:Jun 29, 2011

How to Cite:khanali mohammadisedigheh sadat tavafianFazllollah GhofranipourFarkhondeh Amin-ShokraviHealth Education Program and Tuberculosis Preventive Behaviors.Zahedan J Res Med Sci.14(10):e93205.

Abstract

Background : This study aimed to investigate the effect of the educational program on knowledge attitude and preventive behaviors towards tuberculosis in the Ramin village of Iran.
Materials and Methods : In this study 90 eligible participants were randomly divided into two groups of intervention group who took port in educational workshop (N=45) and control group (N=45) who received no education. Data were collected at baseline and 3-month follow up. Data was analyzed within statistical SPSS program.
Results : Initially, two groups were the same in terms of demographic data (p>0.05). However, the intervention group improved significantly in terms of knowledge¸ attitude and behavior scores compared to control group (p<0.0001).
Conclusion : The educational program could improve preventive behaviors among individuals who living in the Ramin village of Iran.

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