Strengths and limitations
One of the strengths of the present study was the use of women’s participation throughout all stages of the intervention (including developing the questionnaire; choosing the appropriate educational strategies and materials that tailored to suit the needs and preferences of them through the needs assessment; implementation; and evaluation). Another strength of this study is the use of a researcher-made questionnaire with a theoretical framework based on HPM which is a comprehensive model for health-related behaviors.One limitation of the study is the use of a self-report tool and therefore the respondents’ responses may have been subject to their personal interpretations. To mitigate this problem, the tool has been continuously reviewed by a panel of experts in order to develop a comprehensive questionnaire. In addition, participants in this study were selected from women of reproductive age in urban areas, and it is therefore recommended to replicate the study among women in the rural or other cultural settings after modification of educational interventions to suit illiterate women.