Effect of group discussion on health concerns of teenage girls 18 -15 years old in zanjan in 2015

adolsence is begining concerns chenging in physical,mental,social and personal or distress on health related issues is an important component of anexity in adolsencets,concern in this period can continue to adulhood,this study aimed to determine the impact of group discussion on adolescent health concerns in girls 15-18years old in zanjan city in 2016
Material and this experimental study was performed on 80 girls 18-15 years old in Zanjan city who were randomly selected. Participants were divided in two groups: intervention and control. Data were collected with demographic and health concern questionnaire. Before intervention pre-test and immediately and 4weeks after intervention poste-test was performed for both groups. Data were analyzed with spss 17.
The results showed that after intervention group discussion adolescent's health concerns were reduced. In personal health and nutrition dimention only concerns before and four weeks after intervention were significantly reduced (p Due to the specific characteristics of adolescence and the important role of this period in adult life, education intervention programs in the field of health concerns in different ways and with the direct involvement of youth and a friendly group discussions for reducing adolescent's health concerns are recommended.