Abstract:
Objective: This study compared the impact of health education through teachers and mothers on the promotion of health behaviors among students. Methodology: The sample of 43 was randomly allocated in intervention and control group. Health promotion lifestyle questionnaire was used for data gathering. The intervention included lifestyle education performed during 4 sessions. Before the intervention and 2 months after the last session, questionnaires were distributed among groups. The results were analyzed through SPSS 24. Results: Mean of the health-promoting lifestyle questionnaire in all three groups before the intervention was about 2.50. After the intervention, the points that were obtained in the two groups of teachers (3.24±0.25) and mothers (3.05±0.53) were higher than the control group (2.55±0.43) (p=0.05). In-group comparison, the difference between the scores obtained from the questionnaire and its 6 areas, before and after the intervention in teachers and mothers, increased significantly. But in the control group, this difference was only found in the area of responsibility. Conclusion: Health education through teachers is more effective than mothers. It seems that devoting a few minutes of class time to adolescents' health is useful, to have safe transition from adolescence to adulthood.
Page(s):
919-924
DOI:
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Published:
Journal: Rawal Medical Journal, Volume: 46, Issue: 4, Year: 2021