Improving the level of awareness and attitude toward fertility and fertility counseling skills of health staff with both face‑to‑face and virtual training methods
نویسندگان
1 MSc of Midwifery, Larestan University of Medical Sciences, Larestan, Iran Graduate, Master of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
2 Assistant Professor in Reproductive Health, Manager of Midwifery Department, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
3 Ph.D in Biostatistics, Professor, Social Determinants of Health Research Center, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, Iran
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چکیده
INTRODUCTION: Considering the trend of reducing fertility in recent decades, the level of awarenessand attitude of health workers to fertility has an important role in achieving the country’s demographicgoals. Improving attitudes and improving the scientific level and skills of health workers are the basicpillars to improve the quality and quantity of health‑care services. Therefore, this study was conductedwith the aim of improving the level of awareness and attitude toward fertility and fertility counselingskills of health workers with both face‑to‑face and virtual training methods.MATERIALS AND METHODS: This study was a randomized controlled trial of three groups andpre‑test‑posttest experiments performed on 108 midwives and health‑care workers working inMashhad Health Center and Community Health Centers and Health Centers in 2015. The toolsused in this study were four researcher‑made questionnaires that were validated and reliable. Dataanalysis was performed by Chi‑square test, one‑way, and independent t‑analysis of variance usingSPSS software version 16.RESULTS: The results showed a significant increase in awareness level, attitude toward fertility,and counseling skills in the studied groups after the implementation of interventions (P < 0.001).Furthermore, there was a significant inverse relationship between the attitude score of the researchunits at the beginning of the study and the demographic variables with only the average workexperience.CONCLUSION: Training is effective in raising the level of awareness and changing the attitude ofhealth workers. The use of group discussion methods in person as well as through a webinar inwhich learners think, interact, and gain experience in promoting healthy fertility counseling promotesawareness, attitudes toward fertility, and their counseling skills in providing healthy reproductivecounseling.
