Comparison of the effect of education based on theory of planned behavior with routine education on preventive behaviors of urinary tract infection in pregnant women referred to Zarrin Shahr health center

Comparison of the effect of education based on theory of planned behavior with routine education on adopting preventive behaviors of urinary tract infection in pregnant women in Zarrin Shahr

The present study is a clinical trial with control group with parallel groups. Simple randomization method is used to assign pregnant women to intervention and control groups using random number table. Sample size in this study will be 88 persons who will be assigned to intervention and control groups with 1: 1 ratio. The study is in the phase of selecting the sample and assigning the samples to the intervention and control groups

In this study, after obtaining the necessary authorization for the research, random sampling will be conducted and for the intervention group 5 educational sessions based on the theory of planned behavior will be held in health centers of Zarrin Shahr. The control group will receive routine training.

Inclusion criteria included pregnant women in the first trimester of pregnancy, Having a health record in Zarinshahr health centers, no laboratory-based urinary tract infections, no chronic diseases including diabetes, no antibiotic use, and immunosuppressive drugs and consent to participate in the study . Exclusion criteria included urinary tract infection (UTI) based on laboratory tests, chronic illnesses including diabetes, using antibiotic , and immunosuppressive drugs and lack of consent to participate in the study. ________________________________________

Intervention group women will receive 5 training sessions on UTI behaviors based on the theory of planned behavior. Women in the control group will receive the routine training provided at the health center.

Preventive Behaviors of Urinary Tract Infection Prevalence of urinary tract infection

In this study, a simple randomization method will be used. The unit of randomization will be a person. Firstly, eligible pregnant woman will be assigned randomly to either the intervention or the control group according to the Random Number Table, and then the randomization will continue until the balance is established in terms of the size of the groups. In order to ensure allocation concealment, the central randomization method will be used so that a random sequence was given to the original researcher at one of the centers and the samplings of pregnant woman in other centers are done simultaneously. Other colleagues at other centers will contact the researcher through the telephone and ask questions about the random allocation of the pregnant woman to the intervention and control group.