Abstract

THE EFFECTS OF AN EDUCATION PROGRAM BASED ON HEALTH BELIEF MODEL ON SEX KNOWLEDGE AND BEHAVIOR IN COUPLES REFERRED TO MARRIAGE COUNSELING CENTER, DEZFUL, IRAN

Seyed Mohammad Gheibi Hayat, Khodabakhsh Karami*, Kumars Eisapareh, Maryam Amiri

Abstract

Introduction: One of the most important subjects in public health, specifically mental health is to identify and study sexual drives and behaviors. So, this study aimed to determine the impact of Health Belief Model (HBM) on awareness of dangerous sexual behaviors in pre-marriage females. Methods: This study is an educational trial. The studied population who were 200 persons visited health care center of Dezful city, randomly divided into intervention group (100 persons) and control group (100 persons). Educational intervention was done during three 60 minutes sessions. The data was collected by a questionnaire (including 60 questions) through direct interviews before and three months after the educational intervention. The collected data was analyzed by Chi-square test, Fisher’s exact test, Independent t-test and paired t-test. Results: After the intervention, the scores of awareness among intervention group in comparison with control group increased (p

Keywords: Sexual behaviors, Sexual relations, Health behavior, Health Believe Model, Health education.