. Masoomeh Vakily; . Mahnaz Noroozi; . Nikoo Yamani
Volume 7, Issue 4 , July and August 2017, , Pages 1-5
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Training the health personnel about domestic violence would cause them toinvestigate and evaluate this issue more than before. Considering the new educational approachesfor ...
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BACKGROUND: Training the health personnel about domestic violence would cause them toinvestigate and evaluate this issue more than before. Considering the new educational approachesfor transferring knowledge, the goal of this research was to compare the effect of group‑based andcompact disk (CD)‑based training on midwives’ knowledge and attitude toward domestic violence.METHODS: In this clinical experiment, seventy midwives working at health centers and hospitalsof Isfahan were randomly allocated into two classes of group‑based and CD‑based trainings andwere trained in the fields of recognition, prevention, and management of domestic violence. Datawere collected by questionnaires which were completed by the midwives for evaluation of theirknowledge and attitude.RESULTS: The mean score of midwives’ knowledge and attitude toward domestic violence hada meaningful increase after the training (16.1, 46.9) compared to the score of before the training(12.1, 39.1) in both of the classes (group‑based training: 17.7, 45.4) (CD‑based training: 11.7, 38.6).No meaningful difference was observed between the two groups regarding midwives’ attitude towarddomestic violence after the intervention; however, regarding their knowledge level, the differencewas statistically meaningful (P = 0.001), and this knowledge increase was more in the CD‑basedtraining group.CONCLUSIONS: In spite of the effectiveness of both of the training methods in promoting midwives’knowledge and attitude about domestic violence, training with CD was more effective in increasingtheir knowledge; as a result, considering the benefits of CD‑based training such as cost‑effectivenessand possibility of use at any time, it is advised to be used in training programs for the health personnel.
