The elaboration on the educational needs in premarital classes

Document Type : 78

Abstract

Introduction:  marriage is an important stage of life. The current research aimed to determine of educational needs for premarital counseling sessions of premarital couple’s point of view.
Methods: This research is a descriptive study. Research statistical population included premarital couples (369 men and 371 women) that referred to health centers in Neyshabur city (1387-88). The samples have been selected via easy sampling and data  have  been collected by questional. The questional  included two forms. Form 1 included demographic characteristic and form 2 included seven segments (fertility, family, planning, genetic malformations, current cancers, sexual relations, relationship to spouse, Islamic and legal laws).
Results: Educational needs in both groups (men and women) were higher than medium. Educational needs in both groups mostly in were relation to expressed in Islamic and legal laws.
Conclusion: Successful marriages and healthy society can be obtained by improved premarital counseling sessions.

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