Effects of Family Planning Education Given to Illiterate Women Via Visual Material Support

Effects of Family Planning (FP) Education Given to Married Illiterate Women of Reproductive Age Via Visual Material Support on FP-Related Attitudes and Contraceptive Preferences: the Case of Viranşehir

This study was conducted to determine the effects of family planning education given to married illiterate women of reproductive age via visual material support on their family planning attitudes and contraceptive preferences.in this study, it was aimed to provide education to married illiterate women of reproductive age using visual materials to change their FP-related attitudes in a positive direction and transform these attitudes into positive fertility behaviors.

The hypotheses of the study were as follows:

H1a: FP education given with visual materials increases positive attitudes toward FP in illiterate women.

H1b: FP education given with visual materials affects the contraceptive preferences of illiterate women.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Family Planning
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Family Planning Education

Detailed Description

This study was conducted to determine the effects of family planning education given to married illiterate women of reproductive age via visual material support on their family planning attitudes and contraceptive preferences.

Method: The randomized controlled study was carried out between 31 January and 31 July 2023. The sample of the study consisted of 148 women, including 74 in the experimental group and 74 in the control group. Using a Family Planning Education Booklet prepared for illiterate women, an education program lasting a week in total was held in three sessions. No intervention was made in the control group. Data were collected using a Personal Information Form, a Family Planning Assessment Form, and the Family Planning Attitude Scale. No intervention was made in the control group. The same data collection instruments were administered to the participants in the control group simultaneously with the experimental group in the pretest (day 1) and posttest (day 7) phases.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 74
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Turkey
  • Malatya, Turkey
    • Inonu University

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Child; Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being able to communicate,
• Not having any visual or auditory problems that could prevent communication,
• Being aged 15-49 and married,
• Not having a diagnosis of chronic illness (e.g., cardiovascular diseases, asthma, epilepsy),
• Not receiving any FP-related education within the last 21 days.

Exclusion Criteria:

• - Being currently pregnant,
• Planning to get pregnant soon,
• Receiving medical treatment for any diagnosed chronic illness.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
• Masking: Double

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control Group; No intervention was made in the control group.
Experimental: Group receiving Family Planning Education with Visual Material Support; Using a Family Planning Education Booklet prepared for illiterate women, an education program lasting a week in total was held in three sessions.	Behavioral: Family Planning Education; Stage 1 (Day 1, 10-15 min): The education content for Session 1 in the FP Education Booklet prepared by the researchers was provided to the participants using the face-to-face interview method. After making an appointment for Stage 2 (Day 3) to be carried out at the FHC, the first stage of the data collection process was complete. Stage 2 (Day 3, 10-15 min): The education content for Session 2 in the FP Education Booklet was provided to the participants who arrived at the FHC on their predetermined appointment days using the face-to-face interview method. After making an appointment for Stage 3 (Day 7) to be carried out at the FHC, the second stage of the data collection process was complete. Stage 3 (Day 7, 1-5 min): The data collection forms were administered again to the participants who arrived at the FHC on their appointment days assigned at Stage 2, and the data collection process was complete.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Family Planning Attitude	Its total score range is 34-170, and higher scores indicate more positive attitudes toward FP. The subscales of the scale are Attitudes of Society toward Family Planning (score range: 15-75), Attitudes of Respondent toward Family Planning (score range: 11-55), and Attitudes of Respondent toward Pregnancy (score range: 8-40).	7 days

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Family Planning Assessment	The form, which was created by the researchers by reviewing the literature, included questions about the characteristics of the participants such as the contraceptive methods they were currently using, their reasons for using (preferring) the current method, the person (self or spouse) selecting the method, previously used FP methods and reasons for quitting, the person (self or spouse) choosing to quit the method, and whether they were satisfied with the methods they used.	7 days

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Inonu University
• Collaborators: The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Esra Güney, Inonu University

Publications and helpful links

Helpful Links

• Erenoğlu, R., & Şekerci, Y. G. (2020). Effect of training program given to the students upon family planning attitudes: a semi-experimental study. Cukurova Medical Journal, 45(3), 840-850.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): January 31, 2023
• Primary Completion (Actual): May 31, 2023
• Study Completion (Actual): July 31, 2023

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: December 24, 2024
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: December 24, 2024
• First Posted (Actual): March 25, 2025

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): March 25, 2025
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: January 1, 2025
• Last Verified: January 1, 2025

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: education; family planning; midwifery; attitudes; contraceptive methods
• Other Study ID Numbers: 2022/3724

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

• Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?: NO
• IPD Plan Description: Research results will be shared

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No