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How Iranian Students Communicate About Puberty Information: Results of a Network Analysis
Background: To evaluate the structure of students' social networks (So. N) generally and in a specific network (Sp. N), in which students discuss delicate puberty concerns with their classmates, the present research examined the communication networks of students in Hamadan, Iran, a mid-sized c...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9805809/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36620468 http://dx.doi.org/10.47176/mjiri.36.129 |
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author | Halimi, Leyla Rabari, Eshagh Dortaj MajdZadeh, Reza Haghdoost, Ali Akbar |
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description | Background: To evaluate the structure of students' social networks (So. N) generally and in a specific network (Sp. N), in which students discuss delicate puberty concerns with their classmates, the present research examined the communication networks of students in Hamadan, Iran, a mid-sized city in Iran. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, the data were collected from a total of 350 students in 14 classes from 14 schools using a stratified sampling method. In each class, the communication networks of students were examined by asking direct questions about links among them. The students’ centrality indices were computed using UCINET 6 software. Since the size of the classes was different, the centrality index was reported as a percentage, which was the number of reported links over the maximum number of possible ones. Results: The centrality index in So. Ns and Sp. Ns in boys was more than those in girls (55.4% vs 47.6% in So. N, and 33.4% vs 20.1% in Sp. N). The students’ centrality indices in So. Ns and Sp. Ns were also positively correlated (r=0.58; p<0.001). In addition, the Sp. N was around 45% lower than So. N in both sexes. Conclusion: The communication styles among students in Sp. N appeared to be very different from those in So. N and the styles were related to demographic traits. As a result, it was determined that a thorough investigation of communication networks was essential for customizing health promotion initiatives for students. |
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spelling | pubmed-98058092023-01-06 How Iranian Students Communicate About Puberty Information: Results of a Network Analysis Halimi, Leyla Rabari, Eshagh Dortaj MajdZadeh, Reza Haghdoost, Ali Akbar Med J Islam Repub Iran Original Article Background: To evaluate the structure of students' social networks (So. N) generally and in a specific network (Sp. N), in which students discuss delicate puberty concerns with their classmates, the present research examined the communication networks of students in Hamadan, Iran, a mid-sized city in Iran. Methods: In this cross-sectional study, the data were collected from a total of 350 students in 14 classes from 14 schools using a stratified sampling method. In each class, the communication networks of students were examined by asking direct questions about links among them. The students’ centrality indices were computed using UCINET 6 software. Since the size of the classes was different, the centrality index was reported as a percentage, which was the number of reported links over the maximum number of possible ones. Results: The centrality index in So. Ns and Sp. Ns in boys was more than those in girls (55.4% vs 47.6% in So. N, and 33.4% vs 20.1% in Sp. N). The students’ centrality indices in So. Ns and Sp. Ns were also positively correlated (r=0.58; p<0.001). In addition, the Sp. N was around 45% lower than So. N in both sexes. Conclusion: The communication styles among students in Sp. N appeared to be very different from those in So. N and the styles were related to demographic traits. As a result, it was determined that a thorough investigation of communication networks was essential for customizing health promotion initiatives for students. Iran University of Medical Sciences 2022-11-07 /pmc/articles/PMC9805809/ /pubmed/36620468 http://dx.doi.org/10.47176/mjiri.36.129 Text en © 2022 Iran University of Medical Sciences https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/1.0/This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial-ShareAlike 1.0 License (CC BY-NC-SA 1.0), which allows users to read, copy, distribute and make derivative works for non-commercial purposes from the material, as long as the author of the original work is cited properly. |
spellingShingle | Original Article Halimi, Leyla Rabari, Eshagh Dortaj MajdZadeh, Reza Haghdoost, Ali Akbar How Iranian Students Communicate About Puberty Information: Results of a Network Analysis |
title | How Iranian Students Communicate About Puberty Information: Results of a Network Analysis |
title_full | How Iranian Students Communicate About Puberty Information: Results of a Network Analysis |
title_fullStr | How Iranian Students Communicate About Puberty Information: Results of a Network Analysis |
title_full_unstemmed | How Iranian Students Communicate About Puberty Information: Results of a Network Analysis |
title_short | How Iranian Students Communicate About Puberty Information: Results of a Network Analysis |
title_sort | how iranian students communicate about puberty information: results of a network analysis |
topic | Original Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9805809/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36620468 http://dx.doi.org/10.47176/mjiri.36.129 |
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