Journal of North Khorasan

Background and Objectives: Pregnancy is a good time to change the food habits. Nutrition education plays an important role in promotion of  women and children health. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the effect of education based on Health Belief Model in improving nutritional behaviors of pregnant women who were referred to health centers in Mashhad in 1395.

Materials and Methods: The present study is an interventional study with a pretest /post-test control group in which 90 pregnant women (45 tests and 45 controls) who were randomly selected from Mashhad health centers were enrolled. HBM-based questionnaire was used after the validity-reliability to collect the data. The pre-test was done in two groups and then model-based training sessions were held in groups. SPSS 22 software and t test and chi-square were used for data analysis.

Results: There wasn’t any significant correlation between two groups in terms of demographic variables, variables, and feeding behavior before intervention. But after education in the intervention group the mean structure model in particular is perceived susceptibility (16/55±1/15), behavior(31/31±3/05) and awareness(21/44±2/58) had increased significantly ( P<0/05).

Conclusion: Education based on Health Belief Model was effective on promotion of behaviors of pregnant women about nutrition, and educational interventions in this field are recommended.