fa بررسی تاثیر برنامه‌ی آموزشی مبتنی بر تئوری رفتار برنامه‌ریزی شده در انتخاب روش زایمانی زنان باردار مراجعه کننده به مراکز بهداشتی شهر رشت مقاله پژوهشی Original Research Article <p style="text-align: justify;"><strong><em>Background and Objective:</em></strong> In recent years, most developed countries have aimed at reducing the cesarean rate through education and other interventions. In our country, however, despite all efforts, the cesarean rate remains very high. The aim of this study was to determine the effects of educational intervention based on the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) on choosing delivery mode in pregnant women, who were referred to the Rasht Health Centers.<br> <strong><em>Materials and Methods:</em></strong> This quasi-experimental study included 72 pregnant women referred to various Health Centers in Rasht in the spring and summer of 2010. After a pre-test by using a valid and reliable questionnaire for both groups, specific training was provided for the intervention group based on the Theory of Planned Behavior. At the end of the pregnancies, post-test were performed in both groups and the results were analyzed by SPSS-13 software.<br> <strong><em>Results</em></strong><strong><em>:</em></strong> The results indicate that there were significant differences in the mean knowledge, evaluations of behavioral outcome, attitude (<em>P</em> =0.000), perceived behavioral control, subjective norms, and behavioral intention (<em>P</em> < 0.05) among pregnant women in the test group compared with the control. There was a significant difference in behavior between the two groups (<em>P</em> < 0.05).<br> <strong><em>Conclusion:</em></strong> The results show that maternal educations in the field for persuasion of normal delivery had been effective. Therefore, we recommend implementing training programs based on Theory of Planned Behavior, in order to persuade pregnant women for normal delivery and decreasing the rate of the cesarean section.</p> Normal delivery, Cesarean section, Pregnant women, Theory of Planned Behavior, Health education 94 106 http://journal.zums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-4-609&slc_lang=fa&sid=1 Fereshteh Besharati فرشته بشارتی 5200319475328460060063 5200319475328460060063 No Dept. of Public Health, Faculty of health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran Seyed Mohammad Mehdi Hazavehei سید محمد مهدی هزاده‌ای 5200319475328460060064 5200319475328460060064 No Research Center for Health Sciences and Dept. of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran Babak Moeini بابک معینی babak_moeini@umsha.ac.ir 5200319475328460060065 5200319475328460060065 Yes Research Center for Health Sciences and Dept. of Public Health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran Abbas Moghimbeigi عباس مقیم بیگی 5200319475328460060066 5200319475328460060066 No Dept of Biostatistics, Faculty of health, Hamadan University of Medical Sciences, Hamadan, Iran