Background: Cardivascular disease is the most common cause of mortality in the world contributing to one third of entire mortality in the world. This disease also has significant consequcnces. To prevent it implementing instructional programes is needed. Health volunteers are of potential capacity to improve mothers' knowledge, attitude, and performance. The aim of this study was is determining the effect of instruction of health volunteers on knowledge, attitude and performance of mothers Methods: This study is clinical trial conducted on 310 mothers learned by health volunteers. Mothers and health volunteers were selected randomly. The effect of the instruction on mothers was controlled 6 months after implanting the research spss 16 was used to analyse the data. Results: The results of study showed that the mean score of mothers knowledge before implementing the plan was 26.4 [from 38 (69/4%)] and after it, arrived at 31/2 (82/1%) (p=./…). mean score of mothers attitude was 24.2 [from 30 (80.6%)] and after instruction becom 27.6(92%)that is satisfactory (p=./…). The averge score of mothers on performance was 14.7 from 40 (37/7%) and after instruction become 17/2(44/1%) and the result of Tpaired test with p=./… showes significant relation. Conclusion: In this study, the effect of health volunteers' instruction on motheres was 12/7% increasing in knowledge, 11/4% increasing in attitude and 6/4% increasing in performance it seem, we need more studies to bring chage in performance of the subjects.

Keywords: knowledge, performance, health volunteers, nutrition and healthy heart

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