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Background: The COVID-19 global pandemic has created entirely unprecedented situations that have greatly affected people's lives with doubts remaining at present over how and when it will end. On the other hands The continuous educational programs and workshops on various aspects of IUD insertion are significantly important for midwives working in healthcare clinics. Objective: While currently waiting for government policies on how to learn in the Time of COVID-19, it is an excellent time to learn through various means such as mobile applications. Material and Methods: The research was performed on 54 midwives, who were responsible for IUD insertion, in healthcare centers of Shiraz, Iran in 2020. The participants were selected by simple sampling and divided into two groups of 27 applying the block randomization method. one intervention and one control groups. In the intervention groups, training was carried out using a mobile phone application. All two groups completed a pretest and a posttest questionnaire. Results: In this study, changes observed in the knowledge score of the subjects in the application (P=0.035) while no significant change was detected in the control group (P=0.446). Conclusion: According to the results of the study, education improved the personnel's knowledge of IUD insertion through mobile phone application methods. mobile phone application could make teaching and learning accessible anywhere, at any time, and while currently waiting for government policies on how to learn in the Time of COVID-19, it is an excellent method to learn. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
