The current study aimed at evaluating the effect of health promotion
education program on reproductive health knowledge, attitudes and
practices among reproductive age women in rural Palestinian community in
Gaza and northern and southern regions of the West Bank area. To achieve
our goals a specially designed questionnaire was prepared and the study
was conducted at two phases. The first phase was carried out prior to the
intervention of the health promotion educational program and the second
was carried out after this intervention program. The study was conducted
during the period 2001-2002. Data was collected through personal
interview with the targeted groups and included 1,347 women (743 first
phase and 604-second phase). In the pre phase, Gaza region was
represented by 107 (14.4%) women while the southern and northern
regions were represented by 291 (39.2%) and 345 (46.4%) cases,
respectively. The sample was selected using simple random stratified
method and the data was analyzed using the software SPSS (Statistical
Package for Social Sciences).