Results
The intervention based on the 5A self-management model was implemented continuously in all participants and none of them were excluded from the study. Based on the results of the statistical tests and random allocation of the participants, no significant difference was observed in the demographic and fertility variables of the them such as age of mothers, age of spouses, number of children, marriage duration and education level between the two groups (p > 0.05) (Tables Demographic and reproductive information of the intervention and control groups.Educational information of the intervention and control groups.According to the independent t-test, the total mean score of the behavior and its dimensions before the intervention did not differ significantly between the two groups (P > 0.05) (Table Comparison of the total mean score of behavior and its dimensions before and two months after the outset of the intervention between the two groups.Comparison of the total mean score of behavior and its dimensions in the intervention group and the control group between the two times.The paired t-test indicated that the total mean score of the behavior and its dimensions in the control group was not significantly different between the two times (P > 0.05) (Table 