the effect of educational workshop method on h1n1 influenza-related knowledge of students of isfahan university of medical sciences, iran

abstract:   introduction: due to the importance of influenza type a (h1n1) as an epidemic disease as well as the type of educational method applied, this study investigated the effects of educational workshop method on students' influenza type a (h1n1)-related knowledge.   methods: in this quasi-experimental study 67 undergraduate students in school of health, isfahan university of medical sciences, were selected through random sampling method. the national self-administered questionnaire about influenza pandemic was used for data collection. for analyzing data, spss version 17 was used to perform descriptive and inferential statistical tests.   results: the effect of educational workshop on knowledge of students about influenza type a was significant (p < 0.05). the level of knowledge after educational workshop method was significantly different among female and male students (p < 0.05).   conclusion: educational workshop method can sufficiently increase students' knowledge about influenza type a (h1n1).