Investigating the effect of training male smokers on the effects of secondhandsmoke during pregnancy on their self-efficacy

Background: Contact with second-hand cigarette smoke includes inhalation of cigarette smokecaused by the burning of the cigarette itself and inhalation of smoke exhaled by the smoker. Wife'spregnancy can be a motivating factor to change the behavior of men who smoke. Therefore, thisstudy was conducted in order to determine the effect of training male smokers on the effects ofsecondhand smoke during pregnancy on their self-efficacy.Method: The present study is an interventional type of pre-test and post-test. In this phase,random sampling was done from health centers in Isfahan, the participants were ۱۴۰ smokingspouses of pregnant women, who referred to health centers to receive pregnancy care, and weredivided into two intervention and control groups. The data collection tool was a researcher-madequestionnaire on men's self-efficacy regarding second-hand cigarette smoke. The validity of thequestionnaire was confirmed based on the opinion of the expert panel with CVR=۰.۸۷ andCVI=۰.۸۸, and its reliability was confirmed with Cronbach's alpha=۰.۹۷. All data were analyzedwith SPSS۱۸ software and Chi-score, Fisher, t-test.Results: There was no significant difference between the comparison of demographic variables inthe intervention and control groups (p>۰.۰۵). The results of the paired t-test to compare before andafter the training showed that the average score of self-efficacy (p<۰.۰۰۱) in the intervention grouphad increased significantly after the training, and according to the independent t-test, the averagescore of self-efficacy After training, it was more in the intervention group than the control group(p<۰.۰۵).Conclusion: Men's self-efficacy regarding second-hand smoke increased after training, so thecurrent training package is effective in training and can be suggested for future studies.

کلیدواژه ها:

Male Smokers ، Pregnancy ، Secondhand Smoke ، Self-Efficacy.