Shahhosseini Z¹ (PhD), Simbar M² * (PhD), Ramezankhani A³ (PhD), Alavi Majd H⁴ (PhD)

  ¹ Department of Midwifery, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran

  ² Department of Midwifery and reproductive health, School of Nursing and Midwifery,

  Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

  ³ Department of Public Health, School of Public Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

  ⁴ Department of Biostatistics, School of Allied Medical Sciences,

  Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

  Received: 14 Jul 2011, Accepted: 23 Apr 2012

  Abstract

  Introduction: Undoubtedly, any health care system could not meet all health needs of people. So prioritizing of the needs is necessary. Needs assessment does not mean one need is superior to another. It determines most important needs, common needs, and importance of each need in health care planning. The aim of this study was to assess the psycho-emotional needs of female adolescents.

  Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 2010 middle- and high-school female adolescents were recruited from randomly selected schools in Mazandaran province, Iran. Psycho-emotional needs of participants were assessed using the self-administrated culturally-sensitive Iranian Female Adolescents Health Needs Questionnaire (IFAHNQ). Data were analyzed using Pearson Correlation Coefficient, Independent T-Test, One-Way Anova and Multivariate regression.

  Results: Mean scores of psycho-emotional needs of participants were 35.83±14.23. The urban adolescents' scores (36.85±14) were significantly higher than the rural habitats (24.82±14.99) (p<0.001).There were significant relationships between psycho-emotional needs' scores with age (p<0.001) and mothers' education (p=0.03).

  Conclusion: Further studies should be conducted to investigate p sycho-emotional needs of female adolescents and its different dimensions.

  Key words: p sycho-emotional needs, female adolescents, needs assessment

  Please cite this article as follows:

  Shahhosseini Z, Simbar M, Ramezankhani A, Alavi Majd H. Psycho-Emotional Needs of Female Adolescents. Hakim Research Journal 2012 15(1): 60- 67.

  * Corresponding Author: Department of Midwifery and reproductive health, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Tel: +98-21-8888202516, Fax: +98-21- 88202516 , E-mail: msimbar@yahoo.com