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Sajjadi M, Moshki M, Abasnezhad A A, Bahri N, Izadi-Tameh A. The effect of needs assessment-based education on the fathers’ attitude toward puberty period of male adolescents . J Research Health 2013; 3 (1) :310-316
URL: http://jrh.gmu.ac.ir/article-1-151-en.html
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  adolescence is the most important stage of every individual, and puberty is one of the most critical phenomena of this period. According to the important role of parents in helping children for safe and healthy transition of this stage, and the first step in educational program is need assessment of target group so, this study aimed to determine effect of need assessment-based education on father's attitude toward puberty health in male adolescents.

  This study is a quasi-experimental and the field trial. After determining fathers’ educational needs by separate descriptive survey, a one-day educational workshop was planned. 30 subjects were randomly selected. Fathers' opinion measured by a researcher-made questionnaire and compared, before and after intervention. The data were analyzed by statistical software SPSS using Chi-square, paired t-test and Wilcoxon. The results indicates that there was a significant difference between total mean score as well as level of knowledge in pre-and post -intervention (P<0.001). There was a significant difference between total mean score of opinion about psychological-behavioral health and physical and sexual health in pre-and post-intervention (P<0.001), but level of opinion have no significant difference in before and after intervention (P=0.4). The results showed that needs assessment-based educational program can promote the opinion of parents about puberty period in male adolescents. This makes them better able to help their children for healthy transition of this critical period.

 

   

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Type of Study: Orginal Article | Subject: ● Psychosocial Health
Received: 2012/08/12 | Accepted: 2013/06/9 | Published: 2013/06/9

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