Effectiveness of educational program based on BASNEF model for using safe contraception methods

Most unintended pregnancies occur when unsafe contraceptive methods are exercised. This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of a training program based on the BASNEF model in promoting safe contraceptive methods among couples. This study was conducted on 120 women using unsafe contraceptive methods who visited Hamedan s healthcare centers. Six centers with the highest rate of admission for unintended pregnancies were randomly divided into an intervention group and a control group. Sixty couples from three health centers were randomly assigned to the intervention group and sixty couples from the other three were assigned to the control group. First, the pretest was conducted via a questionnaire; second, members of the intervention group received training based on the BASNEF model, and 6 weeks later, both groups were evaluated through a self-report posttest. The results were analyzed in SPSS-16 using descriptive statistics, Chi-square test, independent and paired t-test. The results showed that there was a significant difference between the mean score of knowledge, behavioral beliefs, attitude toward behavior, subjective norms, behavioral intentions and enabling factors in the intervention group and in the control group. Additionally, the difference between constructs of the model was significant in the intervention group before and after the intervention. At the end of the study, 55.5% of women in the intervention group were using safe contraceptive methods. According to the results, we can claim that training couples based on the BASNEF model is effective in promoting safe contraceptive methods among them.