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Introduction: E-learning has a great role in patient education. This study aimed at comparison of the effect of electronic education and pamphlet on the knowledge of women about their post partum hygiene
Method: this quasi-experimental study was conducted in Shahid Behshti hospital, Isfahan, Iran in 2013. A total of 72 primipara women were enrolled in the study. They were randomly divided into two intervention and control groups. Intervention group received education using electronic and booklet package for 2 weeks. A questionnaire was completed by both groups before and 2 weeks after the test. Collected data was entered into SPSS v.11.5. Descriptive statistics, independent t-test, paired t-test, and chi-square were used for analysis of data. The significant level was considered less than 0.05
Results: before intervention findings did not show any significant difference between knowledge scores in intervention and control groups, while a statistically significant difference was observed 2 weeks after the intervention [P=.013]. Paired t-test showed a statistically significant difference in knowledge scores of both groups after the intervention [P=.021, P=.014]
Conclusion: electronic and pamphlet educational packages can increase the level of knowledge in postpartum women; hence, the importance of using this teaching materials