[Comparison on efficacy of family planning education based on individual education vs health system education]

Family planning is programming about future of reproductive reproduction. The main aim of this research was to compare the efficacy of family planning education by individual education in residential place and by health system education. In This quazi-experimental study, 120 married women who did not use any contraceptive for purpose of family planning, don't have intend to be pregnant, were randomly selected from 4 health centers. The women were randomly divided to two case and control groups. In case group, the instructor consulted vulnerable women for using family planning, by referring to their home, but the control group did not receive any formal consultation by health center personal. They just receive written materials for self-education. Content of instruction and instructor in all samples were similar. Three to sex months after the latter education, their practice were recorded in a predesigned questionnaire and analyzed. Results showed that in case group%50 and%46.6 of samples, 3 months and 6 months after education used contraceptive methods. While in control group,%5 and%15 of samples 3 months and 6 months after the program used contraceptive methods, and these differences were significant [P<0.001]. It seems that formal individual education is more effective in family planning

[Impact of group and individual education of family Practice of women]

It is very important to choose a proper teaching training method to stimulate people to improve the quality and standard of their life. A proper family planning practice is one of such methods. This study is a semiexperimental research which was carried out during 2004 with the aim of comparing the two way of either individually or group eduction on the subsequent results of family planning practice among the sample populations. Sample population all were the women whom referred to the two health centers in Gorgan. 218 women were choosed by simple methods, and were divided in two groups of 109 randomly. The case and control group were trained in group and in individual respectively. After the training was finshed the women were asked their method of family planning of their choice. 3-6 month afterward this study was focused on the women continuation use of their choices. Collected information was recorded using a questionairs. The results were analyzed using statistic tests such as chi square in SPSS software. There was not a meaningfull differences in the efficay of either methods in this sample population, therefore it is suggested to use a group training as it is cheaper and the training is possible to be carried out by few health workers