Title of article :
The Effect of Motivational Interview on Puberty Knowledge and Practice among Adolescent Girls
Author/Authors :
Mohamadi, Sarah Department of Nursing and Midwifery - School of Nursing and Midwifery - Shahroud University of Medical Sciences - Department of Epidemiology - Shahroud University of Medical Sciences , Garkaz, Omid Department of Nursing and Midwifery - School of Nursing and Midwifery - Shahroud University of Medical Sciences - Department of Epidemiology - Shahroud University of Medical Sciences , Mousavi, Abbas Department of Psychiatry - Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences Research Center - Addiction Institute - Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran , Keramat, Afsaneh Reproductive Studies and Women’s Health Research Center - Shahroud University of Medical Sciences , Goli, Shahrbanoo Center for Health Related Social and Behavioral Sciences Research - Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud , Motaghi, Zahra Center for Health Related Social and Behavioral Sciences Research - Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud
Abstract :
Background: Adolescence is a critical stage of life with a significant role in reproduction and fertility. Interventions are needed to promote the health of adolescent girls as prospective mothers. Objectives: This study aimed to investigate
the effects of motivational interviewing on adolescent girls’ puberty knowledge and
practice. Methods: This quasi‑experimental study was conducted in 2018 on 240
eighth‑grade female students recruited through multistage sampling from ten high
schools in Shahroud, Iran. Schools were allocated into an intervention group and a
control group through simple randomization. Participants in the intervention group
received a five‑session puberty‑related motivational interviewing intervention.
Puberty knowledge and practice in both groups were assessed before, immediately
after, and 1 month after the intervention. Data were analyzed through the
Chi‑square and the independent‑samples t‑tests and the repeated‑measures analysis
of variance. Results: Participants’ age was 14.47 ± 0.51 years, on average. About
70% of them had poor or moderate puberty knowledge. Although there was no
statistically significant between‑group difference respecting the mean scores of
puberty knowledge and practice at pretest (P > 0.05), the mean scores of puberty
knowledge and practice in the intervention group were significantly higher than the
control group at both posttests (P = 0.001). Conclusion: Motivational interviewing is effective in improving adolescent girls’ puberty knowledge and practice.
Keywords :
Adolescent , Knowledge , Motivational interview , Practice , Puberty health
Journal title :
Nursing and Midwifery Studies
