فهرست نشریات علمی دسترسی آزاد ایران

CONTEXT: Young people play major roles in the future of a society and face major challenges inthe field of reproductive health during this period. Therefore, it is particularly important to investigatetheir educational needs for the reproductive health self‑care.AIMS: The present study aimed to provide a needs assessment and determine the educationalneeds of reproductive health self‑care in female students.SETTINGS AND DESIGN: Isfahan University of Medical Sciences. The present research wasdescriptive cross‑sectional.SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Data were collected from 96 female students who were selectedusing quota sampling and also 15 providers of reproductive health services. Data collection toolwas a researcher‑made questionnaire comprising two parts of the demographic information andthe reproductive health needs assessment. The content and face validity were determined by thecooperation of ten reproductive health and adolescence health experts, and Cronbach’s alphacoefficient was used to determine the reliability of the questionnaires.STATISTICAL ANALYSIS USED: Data analysis was done by descriptive statistics (mean andfrequency distribution) and one‑sample t‑test using the SPSS 20 version.RESULTS: The total mean of needs for reproductive health education was 3.51 out of 5 in femalestudents. Apart from the high‑risk behavior, mean scores of other fields were significantly greaterthan the average (3). Three educational priorities included cervical cancer, violence against women,and ovarian cysts. In addition, among the popular educational methods, most people chose thenon‑attendance method and mostly mobile applications and then educational booklets.CONCLUSIONS: Results indicated that female students had a great need for self‑care educationin different fields of reproductive health; hence, it seems essential to implement the educationalprograms in accordance with their needs by taking advantage of the available learning opportunities inuniversities, particularly universities of medical sciences for their health promotion and empowermentto acquire self‑care skills. Furthermore, the present research emphasized the need to pay attentionto education using the Internet applications.