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ArticleJournal of education and health promotion2025

The effect of online education of men's reproductive health before childbearing on knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of preconception health in couples: A randomized controlled trial.

Zahra Motaghi, Mohammad Shariati, Rahim Tahmasebi, Solmaz Mohammadi, Sherafat Akaberian, Fatemeh Malchi, Rashin Palizban, Zeinab Rabiei

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  1. Iranian men's Perception toward Preconception Care: A Qualitative Content Analysis.International journal of community based nursing and midwifery · 2026
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Zahra MotaghiDepartment of Reproductive Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran.
Mohammad ShariatiDepartment of Community Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Rahim TahmasebiDepartment of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Health, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran.
Solmaz MohammadiReproductive Health Promotion Research Center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran.
Sherafat AkaberianDepartment of Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran.
Fatemeh MalchiDepartment of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran.
Rashin PalizbanMaternity Department, Persian Gulf Martyrs Hospital, Bushehr, Iran.
Zeinab RabieiDepartment of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Bushehr University of Medical Sciences, Bushehr, Iran.

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backgroundPreconception is a basic period in which men's reproductive health is not given much attention. This study aimed to determine the effect of online education on men's reproductive health before conception on the knowledge and attitude of couples and preconception health behaviors in men. MATERIALS AND

methodsEligible couples (

resultsThe mean age of the men and women participating in the study was 33.94 ± 4.37 and 29.15 ± 4.41 years, respectively, in the intervention group and 34.50 ± 5.05 and 29.81 ± 4.91 years, respectively, in the control group. Analysis of variance with repeated measures showed a statistically significant difference in the changes in the mean scores of men's and women's knowledge and attitudes regarding men's reproductive health before conception during the study period (before, immediately, and 3 months after the intervention) between the intervention and control groups (

conclusionEducational intervention is a valuable effort that can enhance fertility knowledge and improve reproductive health. Increasing fertility knowledge allows men to be actively involved in fatherhood before childbearing and begin the responsibility of fatherhood by applying the knowledge and adopting healthy behavior and lifestyle before conception.

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Attitudesbehaviorsknowledgemenonline educationpreconception health

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