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The effect of educational intervention on performing health behaviors before pregnancy of single-child couples: a clinical trial

The effect of an educational intervention based on the integration of the theory of planned behavior and the theory of social cognition on performing health behaviors before pregnancy of single-child couples: a clinical trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT20220629055321N1
Enrollment
140
Registered
2022-09-14
Start date
2022-09-11
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-11-21

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Performing the health behaviors before pregnancy. Encounter for supervision of normal pregnancy

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: The intervention will be held in the form of 4 group training sessions (10 couples in each group) and in-person training using lecture, question and answer methods

Sponsors

Shahroud University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
15 Years to 50 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Iranians and residents of Mashhad Age 15 to 50 years for men and women 18 to 45 years with only one child at least 12 months old Having health records in comprehensive health service centers Having at least primary education Declaration of consent to participate in the research

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Secondary infertility Relative or absolute prohibition for pregnancy

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Knowledge about health care before pregnancy, which is a set of health information to promote health before pregnancy. Timepoint: Before, immediately and one month after the intervention. Method of measurement: A person's knowledge of pre-pregnancy health care is based on answering the questions in the knowledge section. which is given "one point" for correct answer to each question and "zero point" for each wrong answer or I don't know. The tool used psychometric questionnaire for describing and predicting health behavior before pregnancy based on two theories of planned behavior and social cognition theory resulting from the doctoral thesis of Mrs. Roghieh Bayrami in 2014.;Attitude towards pre-pregnancy health behaviors, which is the degree of desirability or undesirability of pre-pregnancy health behavior from a person's point of view. Timepoint: Before, immediately and one month after the intervention. Method of measurement: The person's attitude is investigated with a questionnaire based on a 7-point Likert scale with a completely correct to completely incorrect spectrum, the tool used psychometric questionnaire for describing and predicting health behavior before pregnancy based on two theories of planned behavior and social cognition theory resulting from the doctoral thesis of Mrs. Roghieh Bayrami in 2014.;The abstract norm about pre-pregnancy health behaviors expresses the understanding of approval or rejection from family, friends or health workers to perform pre-pregnancy care. Timepoint: Before, immediately and one month after the intervention. Method of measurement: The abstract norm in the individual is investigated with a questionnaire based on a 7-point Likert scale with a completely correct to completely incorrect spectrum, the tool usde psychometric questionnaire for describing and predicting health behavior before pregnancy based on two theories of planned behavior and social cognition theory resulting from the doctoral thesis of Mrs. Roghieh Bayr

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Performing health behaviors before pregnancy. Timepoint: Before and one month after the intervention. Method of measurement: The health behavior questionnaire is divided into two parts. One section is about performing preconception health behaviors, which are answered as never, rarely, sometimes, often, and always. There are also some questions about pre-pregnancy care that can be answered with yes and no. The instrument used is a psychometric questionnaire to describe and predict health behavior before pregnancy based on the two theories of planned behavior and the theory of social cognition resulting from the doctorate thesis of Mrs. Ruqieh Bayrami in 2014.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public Contactzahra motaghi

Shahroud University of Medical Sciences

zmotaghi8@gmail.com+98 23 3239 3962

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026