Effect of Online Information Cards Education on Women's Perception of Family Planning Behaviors in the Postpartum Period

Ankara Medipol University134 enrolled

Overview

It is emphasized that the contraception knowledge of women in Turkey is insufficient and the rate of use of modern family planning methods should be increased. In this study, it is aimed to evaluate the effect of family planning education given via online information canrds on women's perception of disability, attitudes and behaviors in the postpartum period. The study is planned to be conducted in a randomized controlled experimental type using the Solomon four-group design. In the study, it is planned to make up a total of 150 women determined by using the G\*Power program. The research will be carried out online with the women followed in Ankara Etlik City Hospital-Gynecology Hospital Obstetrics Clinics. The data of the research will be collected with Introductory Information Form, Family Planning Method Usage History Form, Perception of Obstacles in Using Contraceptive Methods Scale and Family Planning Attitude Scale. The data will be analyzed using the SPSS 25.0 program. In the evaluation of the data; descriptive statistics, independent sample t-test, paired samples t-test, anova will be used.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

DOUBLE

Enrollment

134

Conditions

Obstetric Care of the Giving Birth

Interventions

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Hospitalization in Turkey Ankara Etlik City Hospital-Gynecology Hospital Obstetrics Clinics on the dates of the research * Having had a cesarean or normal birth * Being sexually active * Being a woman aged 18 or over who has given birth * Volunteering to participate in research * Having the ability to read and understand Turkish * Having a smart phone and internet access to access online information cards Exclusion Criteria: * Women with tubal ligation after cesarean section * Women whose partner has had a vasectomy * Women who received an Intrauterine Device at the time of delivery

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Perception Scale of Barriers to Contraceptive Use

The lowest score that can be obtained from the scale is 31 and the highest score is 155. A high score from the scale indicates that the perceived barriers to the use of contraceptive methods are high.

Time frame: 1-3 mounth

Family Planning Attitude Scale

This scale, consisting of 34 items, is a five-point Likert type. The total score is obtained by adding the items in the scale, and a minimum of 34 and a maximum of 170 points can be obtained. An increase in the scale score indicates that family planning attitudes have changed positively.

Time frame: 1-3 mounth

The rate of use of family planning methods by women

Have you started using family planning methods? The question will be asked and the answer will be Yes or No.

Time frame: 3. mounth