Education Based on BASNEF Model; an Affective Education on Regular Use of Nutritional Supplements during Pregnancy

Pregnancy is an important period for both mother and fetal; one of the common problems during pregnancy is deficiency of nutrients like folic acid, iron, vitamins and minerals which shows its side effects on fetal. The aim of this study was to design and implement educational programs on regular uptake of food supplements during pregnancy among pregnant women in west of Iran; BASNEF model was applied as theoretical framework. Overall, 88 pregnant women were selected randomly to participate in this study as intervention and control group. Present study designed to be an interventional-experimental study. Cross-tabulation and t-test through using SPSS statistical package, version 16, were used for statistical analysis. Our findings indicated that mean scores of knowledge and BASNEF Model variables were significantly increased in the experi- mental group compared to the controls immediately after and two months after intervention. Also, supplements behavior us- age (81.56% before intervention, 92.17 % after intervention and 99.24% two months after intervention in experimental group) improved significantly among experimental group, compared to control group which was statistically significant (P < 0.05). It seems that designing and implementing educational intervention based on BASNEF Model to regular uptake of food supplements during pregnancy among pregnant women could be a beneficial result to increase women health.