Studying the impact of Reproductive Health Workshop in Crises on knowledge, attitude and performance of the youth volunteer members of Youth Organization of Red Crescent society abstract
Background: Attention to
reproductive health and its appropriate training are important for the society in crises especially the vulnerable groups (women & children) due to mortality reduction and diseases prevention. Since the youth can have an important role in learning and dissemination of
knowledge in the community, Youth Organization of Red Crescent society aims to study and evaluate the impact of
reproductive health training in crises on knowledge, attitudes and
performance of its young volunteers groups.
Methods: In this study, the workshop of Reproductive Health in Crises was held for groups of young women who were the members of Youth Organization of Red Crescent society in 3 provinces (East Azerbaijan, Kurdistan and Semnan). By using facilitating and participatory method, knowledge,
attitude and
performance of the participants and indicators were measured and compared before and after workshop.
Findings: According to the findings, the mean pretest score was 14.45, 10.71 and 19.6 out of 40 in East Azerbaijan, Semnan and Kurdistan provinces respectively. But it was 28.04, 25.11 and 27.55 after the workshop. Also, advancement of knowledge,
attitude and
performance was 113.5%, 209.4%, and 43.2% respectively. Statistical analysis showed significant differences in knowledge,
attitude and
performance of the participators in the mentioned provinces before and after the workshop. (P1=0.00, P2 =0.00, P3=0.00)
Conclusion: The results showed that training workshops of
reproductive health improve knowledge,
attitude and
performance of youth with using facilitating and participatory method. Therefore, it is necessary to held and continue such a training courses in these provinces and other provinces