%0 Journal Article
%T Effectiveness of an educational program on mothersĄ¯ knowledge about iron deficiency anemia
%A Farhad Jafari
%A Nahid Kholdi
%A Akram Karimi
%J Koomesh
%D 2012
%I Semnan Univeristy of Medical Sciences
%X Introduction: Iron deficiency anemia(IDA) is the most common type of malnutrition in the world andmore than 30 percent of Iranian women suffering from that. Increasing of knowledge with education ofpopulation can be an effective program to preventing this problem. The aim of this study was to determinethe effectiveness of education on mother's knowledge about preventive methods of iron deficiency anemia.Materials and Methods: In this quasi-experimental study as before and after study, 336 studentsĄ¯mothers from 8 schools of Tehran participated in 2011 year. The knowledge about IDA before and aftereducation was gathered by a researcher made questionnaire. The educational contents were presented as alecture in 45 minutes.Results: The knowledge score of participants increased after education in all of understudy subjects andthe significant difference was seen between the mean knowledge score before and after study (p<0.0001).There was significant and positive correlation between mothersĄ¯ educational level and the program effect(r=0.169, P<0.002) and negative correlation between number of children with program effect (r= -0.140,P<0.007). There werenĄ¯t any significant association between educational program effectiveness withmotherĄ¯s age and her occupation, fatherĄ¯s age and his occupation and children educational level.Conclusion: This study indicated that educational program even a short-term training is an effectiveknowledge strategy to promoting mothersĄ¯ knowledge about IDA.
%K Anemia
%K Iron deficency
%K Awareness
%K Eduction program
%K Mothers
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