Efficacy of A Theory-Based Health Education in Enhancing High School Female Student's Preconception Health Behaviors in Baghdad City Hameed Ruaa Seerwan1,3,*, Faraj Raad K.2 1MSc Student, University of Baghdad, College of Nursing 2Assist. Professor, Community Health Nursing Department College of Nursing, University of Baghdad 3Academic nurse, Baghdad Health Directorate Ministry of Health *Corresponding author: Ruaa Seerwan Hameed, University of Baghdad, College of Nursing, Academic Nurse, Baghdad Health Directorate Ministry of Health.
Online published on 2 February, 2019. Abstract Objectives To determine the efficacy of a theory-based health education in enhancing students ’preconception health behaviors, (2) To determine the association between students ’age, body mass index, SES and their preconception health behavior, and (3) To investigate the differences in preconception health behavior between age groups, marital status groups, and socio-economic status groups. A randomized controlled trial (RCT) was used to guide this study. The data were collected from Ministry of Education/General Directorate of Education-Al-Rusafa II/Al-Sawari High School for Girls in Al-Rusafa side of Baghdad City. A systematic random sample of (148) female students; (74) student for study group; (74) student for control group. The instrument used in this study includes the socio-demographic sheet, the Reproductive Health Attitudes and Behaviors questionnaire (RHAB), and Reproductive Health Knowledge Scale for Women (RHKS-W). The data were analyzed by two statistical approaches: Descriptive and Inferential statistics. The study result revealed that the age mean for participants in the study group is 17.38 ± 1.53; more than a third age 17-years-old (n = 26; 35.1%). For the control group, the age means is 17.36 ± 1.42; more than a third age 17-years-old (n = 28; 37.8%). Top Keywords Health Education, Health Behaviors, Female. Top |