Effectiveness of Web-Based Education on Students’ Attitudes About Reproductive Health

Background: Nowadays, young people are at greater risk of infestation of false information, especially in the field of reproductive health due to the rapid advancement of technology and easy access to resources and databases. Web-based education is considered as one of the educational methods. This study was carried out aimed to determine the effect of web-based education on youth attitudes in the field of reproductive health. Materials & Methods: This controlled clinical trial was conducted on 316 students in different disciplines of Qazvin University of Medical Sciences in 2016. They were randomly divided into two groups using Layered randomized block design method: control and intervention. For educational intervention, educational text in the fields of reproductive health was written using valid sources and a researcher-made questionnaire was extracted from the text. Educational website was designed. The attitude of participants before and after the intervention was evaluated and compared.Results: The average age of participants was 20.9 ± 1.3 years. The intervention and control groups were matched in terms of gender distribution, college, marital status and age (P <0.05). Also, the attitude score in the subjects in the intervention group was significantly increased than the control group (P <0.001). Conclusion: According to the results of the study, Web-based education had a significant effect on the attitudes of medical students towards reproductive health. It is recommended that similar research to be done on the youth of other centers, including garrison, universities and prisons.

کلیدواژه ها:

Education ، Web ، Reproductive Health ، Attitude