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Volume 12, Issue 2 (2024)                   Health Educ Health Promot 2024, 12(2): 347-356 | Back to browse issues page
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Babaei M, Simbar M, Alavi Majd H, Nahidi F. Promoting Sexual and Reproductive Health among Married Women of Reproductive Age in Sanandaj City, Iran. Health Educ Health Promot 2024; 12 (2) :347-356
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1- Department of Reproductive Health and Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2- Department of Biostatistics, Faculty of Paramedical Sciences, Shahid Beheshti Medical University, Tehran, Iran
* Corresponding Author Address: Department of Reproductive Health and Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Vali-Asr Avenue, Cross of Vali-Asr and Neiaiesh Highway, opposite to Rajaee Heart Hospital, Tehran, Iran. Postal Code: 199683
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Aims: The purpose of this study was to explore the experiences of married women in promoting sexual and reproductive health behaviors.
Participants & Methods: This qualitative study was conducted from December 2019 to March 2022 in Sanandaj, Iran. Data were collected through individual semi-structured interviews with 23 married women of reproductive age. In order to enhance the information gathered from participant interviews, some interviews with 6 experts were also conducted. Data were analyzed using the conventional content analysis approach of Graneheim and Lundman.
Findings: Through the process of combining overlapping phrases and eliminating similar and duplicate codes, a final set of 76 codes, 23 subcategories, 6 categories and 3 themes were detected which all categorized under the umbrella of personal empowerment
Conclusion: Women adopt various behaviors to enhance their fertility and sexual health. These behaviors include self-regulation, improved communication with spouses and relatives, and maintaining a healthy sexual life.
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