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In times of pandemic and quarantine, it is necessary to use new educational methods. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of multimedia and booklet educational methods on knowledge, attitude, and job performance of healthcare providers in community health centers regarding COVID-19 in women during pregnancy, childbirth, and breastfeeding.

The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of multimedia and booklet educational methods on knowledge, attitude, and job performance of healthcare providers in community health centers regarding COVID-19 in women during pregnancy, childbirth, and breastfeeding.

The population of this quasi -experimental study consisted of 90 Iranian health care providers in the community health centers of Gonabad city in eastern Iran) 2021, who were selected using the non-probability, purposive sampling method and randomly divided into three groups using a permuted block randomization design: Control group, Multimedia group and Textbook group. Knowledge, attitude and work performance were measured and compared before, after and four weeks after the intervention. The educational content was based on the Iranian Ministry of Health guidelines for the management of Covid-19 in pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding.

The results showed a significant difference between the mean score of knowledge, attitude, and work performance of the multimedia group and booklet group before and after the intervention (P<0.001), while there was no statistically significant difference between the mean score of knowledge, attitude, and work performance of the control group before and after the intervention (P<0.05).

Multimedia teaching increases the knowledge, attitude and work performance of healthcare providers in community health centers regarding COVID.

Obesity is one of the most important health problems for mothers and has been increasing in recent years. It has been showed that cognitive-behavioral counseling is an effective method to increase women’s physical activity. The present study was conducted to determine the effect of cognitive-behavioral counseling on physical activity before pregnancy in women with high BMI.

This randomized control trial was carried out on 60 married women who referred to pre-conception clinic in Gonabad, Iran in 2020. Sampling was done by two-stage cluster random method and subjects were randomly assigned to two groups. The intervention group underwent six two-hour sessions of cognitive-behavioral counseling as three face-to-face and three virtual sessions. The control group only received the routine care. International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ), Depression Anxiety Stress Scale 21(DASS-21) and Silhouette Figure Rating Scale (SFRS) was used to collect data, which were completed before, immediately, after, and one month following intervention. The data was analyzed using Chi square, Fisher Exact test and T-test.

There was no statisticallysignificant difference in terms of average physical activity score between the intervention and control group before intervention. However, a significant difference was seen between intervention and control group in terms of physical activity immediately after the intervention and one month later (P < 0.001).

Considering that cognitive-behavioral counseling increases physical activity before pregnancy in women with high BMI, it is recommended to provide such  counseling programs for these women in preconception clinics to improve their health before pregnancy.