The effect of integrating transtheoretical model in contraceptive methods training on university students: A randomized controlled trial

Abstract

This study was conducted to measure the effect of a Transtheoretical Model (TTM)-based contraceptive training program on university students' contraceptive knowledge, attitude, and behavior. The study is a Randomized Clinical Trial where the experiment was targeting 68 international nursing students (intervention group: 34, control group: 34). Students in the intervention group received a training designed to boost their knowledge, attitude and behavior. The control group received no specific program. The data was analyzed using SPSS 27.0 version software. The results revealed a significant difference between the groups at post-test (Z =-7.003, p =.000, r = 0.85), (Z =-6.859, p