The effect of educating mothers on the girl's knowledge level of reproductive health

mothers are usually the girls’ first teachers. Thus educating mothers can be a major contribution to the prevention of reproductive health complications in future generations. The present study investigated the effect of educating mothers on the girl's knowledge level of reproductive health.
The present interventional study was conducted on 120 Iranian girls studying in secondary schools and their mothers. Sampling was performed through two-step cluster sampling method. Before the intervention, mothers’ and girl's knowledge of reproductive health was measured by using a questionnaire prepared based on the World Health Organization's questionnaire. The mothers of the intervention group participated in 4 sessions for 4 weeks and received the necessary information about reproductive health. After three-months period, the questionnaires were once more completed by all the girls in both intervention and control groups.
Mothers were the main source of information for the girls in both the intervention (61.7%) and the control group (55%). There was a significant difference between mean scores of the girl's knowledge before (11.63±4.37) and 3 months after their mother’s education (30.60±1.49), but the change was not significant in control group.
Educating mothers could significantly increase the girl's levels of knowledge of the primary fundamentals of reproductive health.