Background
As childhood is considered to be the infrastructure for growth and progress, experiencing misconduct
may leave behind a heritage of imbalance and unrest which may be manifested in any situation in some
form of mental disorder (neurotic attack). This problem leads to physical and mental disorder in children
and inflicts heavy social and economic damages to the society. This research aims at evaluating the
impact of education, based on BASNEF model, on maternal attitude towards child abuse.
Methods
The current research is based on an interventional study on 95 mothers referred to the Shahrekord health
center. They were randomly selected and divided into two groups of test and control, and education was
conducted in four sessions based on structures of BASNEF model. Finally their obtained information
was analyzed using paired t-test, independent t-test, Mann-Whitney and Chi-square statistical tests.
Results
The mean score in beliefs was 77.73±7.27, attitudes 87.01±8.1, subjective norms 85.55±8.4 and enabling
factors 82.77±10.64 in the test group. There was a significant difference in the average marks of the
structures of the BASNEF model (beliefs, attitudes, subjective norms, and enabling factors) between
the control and intervention groups after the training process
Conclusion
Model-based training has a positive effect on improving attitudes; therefore, instead of traditional
methods, applying a planned training program is suggested so that its effects can be reliable