Table 1 Educational intervention sessions
Training session | Constructs | Educational content | Time/ strategies |
|---|---|---|---|
First and second | Knowledge & Attitude | Introduction and Objectives, Sexual development, sexual education, teaching children private places and sex games, sexual abuse | 55-60 minute Brainstorm about all possible outcomes |
Third and Fourth | Perceived Behavioral Control & Subjective Norms | The effect of peers and family on sexual care in children. Discussion of facilitators of sexual care behavior, incentives, reduction of deterrents. Role play by mothers, psychological drama, discussion and questions and answers | 55-60 minute By influencing control beliefs and perceived power & By influencing normative beliefs and motivation to comply |
Fifth and Sixth | Behavioral Intention & Behavior | Behavioral intent was taught by influencing attitudes toward behavior and mental norms, followed by encouraging mothers to engage in behaviors and strategies for providing sexual care to children. | 55-60 minute By influencing attitude toward the behavior and subjective norms & By influencing a behavioral intention, which is dependent on attitude toward the behavior and subjective norms |
Seventh | Review of previous sessions | The important topics of all the sessions were reviewed and all the constructs of theTheory of planned behavior became the focus of the training. discussion about sexual development, sexual training, teaching private issues to children, sexual games, sexual abuse, preventing sexual abuse, sexual self-care skills, and improving children's self-esteem | 55-60 minute Role playing, mental show, panel discussion |