Effect of a peer-educational intervention on provider knowledge and reported performance in family planning services: a cluster randomized trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Peer education is an interactive method of teaching or learning which is widely used for educating school and college students, in a variety of different forms. However, there are few studies on its effectiveness for in-service education. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of an educational programme including peer discussions, based on a needs assessment, on the providers' knowledge and reported performance in family planning services.

Methods

An educational programme was designed and applied in a random selection of half of in-charges of the 74 family health units (intervention group) in Tabriz at a regular monthly meeting. The other half constituted the control group. The programme included eight pages of written material and a two-hour, face-to-f

SUBMITTER: Charandabi SM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2830222 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature