Effect of Nutrition Education Program on the Recommended Weight Gain in during Pregnancy Application of Health Belief Model: A Randomaized Cilinical Trial

Autor: S Mohebi, Gh Sharifirad, H Rasekhi, M Matlabi, M Shahsiah, Y Tabaraie
Jazyk: perština
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Majallah-i Dānishgāh-i ̒Ulūm-i Pizishkī-i Qum, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 23-30 (2012)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1735-7799
2008-1375
Popis: Background and Objectives: Nutrition in pregnancy has an important role in fetus and mother health, and also in the pregnancy outcome. One of the significant changes related to nutrition is weight gain of pregnant women as one of the influencing indicators which is measured by Body Mass Index (BMI). This study was conducted to determine nutritional education effect upon pregnancy weight gain in pregnant women on the basis of health belief model (HBM) in Gonabad, Iran. Methods: This is a quasi-experimental randomized and controlled study on 110 pregnant women referring to health centers in Gonabad, Iran. They were divided into experimental and control groups who participated in the study, in the year of 2009. The data of two groups were collected by reliable and valid questionnaires during the first part of pregnancy care in pre-test stage. Then, two educational sessions were held for the experimental group. Post test was done for both groups in the last stage of pregnancy care, and the data were analyzed by paired T, T independent, the correlation coefficient, Mann-Whitney, and Chi-square. A p
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