Introduction: Adolescents face many physical and psychological changes in their puberty period. If enough attention is not paid to such changes, may be girls won’t mental health and self-efficacy to concept to charge the case. This study mainly aims of comparing two teaching methods, lectures and training package on self-efficacy of 9-12 years old girls students at primary schools 2 district education Alborz Province in the academic year 1392 where were designed and conducted.
Method: This study is a randomized clinical trial that has been performed on 270 girl’s students 9-12 years of primary schools education Alborz Province with range certain age (9-12 years), that they did not have any experience of participation in educational programs puberty in 1392 year. Students were divided into three groups of 90 persons (two interventional groups and one control group). In the first test group, they got adolescent health education presentations during three consecutive 45 minute sessions in per week for one week and the second group, adolescent health training package, which they should have studied it for a week. The questionnaire was Sherer General Self-efficacy scale. Data were analysed by chi-square,fisher,T test, ANOVA and tuky.
Results: The comparison of self-efficacy scores mean difference before and after training (training effect) than the control group in both intervention groups showed meaningful difference (P< 0/001). Mean difference of self-efficacy scores before and after training in training package was also more than the lecture group and showed meaningful difference (P < 0/001) statistically.
Conclusion: The mean comparison of scores difference in two groups has been suggested more effective training package for increasing scores mean of self-efficacy. Performing of adolescent health training package as an effective training method for increasing self-efficacy of female students have been proposed.
Heydari M, Mir Mohammad Ali M, Khakbazan Z, Mahmoodi M. The study of comparison of two educational methods of lecture and training package on self-efficacy 9-12 years old girls students in relation with adolescent health. IJNR 2015; 10 (1) :1-12 URL: http://ijnr.ir/article-1-1476-en.html