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Table 1 Details of the educational content based on HBM

From: The effectiveness of educational program based on health belief model on promotion of puberty health concepts among teen girls: a cross-sectional study in north of Iran

Educational sessions

HBM constructs

Teaching method

Objectives

Session content

Materials and teaching aids

Session 1

Knowledge

Lecture,

Slides,

Asking/answering questions,

Group discussion

- Increasing the students' knowledge about the present research

- Increasing the knowledge about puberty and the importance of complying with health tips during adolescence

- Physical changes during puberty

- Menstruation

- Complying with personal health during puberty

- Health recommendations for this period

- Bathing

- Exercise

- Nutrition

- Ways to prevent iron deficiency

- Ways to prevent stomach bloating

- Acne

- Recommendations to reduce pain

- Time to visit the physician

Slides,

Pamphlet,

Video projector,

Whiteboard

Session 2

Perceived sensitivity

Lecture,

Slides,

Asking/ answering questions

Sensitizing individuals to the importance of puberty health

- The seriousness of complications and problems of not observing puberty health

Preventive behavior about puberty health, physical, psychological-emotional consequences,

Negative consequences of not observing puberty health on girls' health and childbearing

1- Pamphlet,

2- Video projector,

3- Slides,

4- Whiteboard

Session 3

Perceived barriers

Group discussion,

Brainstorming

Improving the students' levels of perceived benefits by observing puberty health

- Detecting personal and familial barriers

- Finding solutions to decrease the perceived barriers

Risk factors and ways to prevent them

- The benefits and importance of performing healthy behaviors during puberty

- Ways to increase the ability to successfully perform health behaviors

1- Video projector,

2- Whiteboard,

3- Slides

Perceived benefits

Lecture,

Group discussion,

Brainstorming,

Using motivations

Session 4

Perceived self-efficacy

1- Lecture with

slides,

2- Asking/ answering questions

3- Practical demonstration,

4- Interviews with a believable role model

Increasing perceived self-efficacy for the successful implementation of health behaviors during puberty

Interviews with successful people

- Verbal encouragement and persuasion

- Decreasing unpleasant feelings and increasing the feeling of happiness

-Observing the behavior of successful people

1- Video projector,

2- Whiteboard

3- Slides,

4- Educational video