Medical Communication Biosci. Biotech. Res. Comm. 10(2): 264-269 (2017) Predictors of knowledge of puberty health among girl students Atousa Afsari 1 , Rohollah Valizadeh 2 , Masoomeh Abbasnezhad 3 , Parisa Rizehvandi 4 and Samira Fatahi 5 * 1,4,5 Master of Nursing, Operating Room Department, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran 2 MSc student of Epidemiology, Student Research Committee, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia, Iran 3 Master of Nursing, Nursing Department, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Mazandaran, Iran ABSTRACT Puberty and its consequence changes are one of the most important events of each person’s life. Knowledge about puberty health lead to successful passage of this period. This study was aimed to determine factors predicting the knowledge of girl students about puberty health in Tabriz high schools. This study was a cross-sectional study con- ducted on 364 students in seventh and eighth grades in 2015. The participants were selected using random cluster sampling. Their knowledge and socio-demographic characteristics about puberty health were collected using self- completed questionnaires which is standardized questionnaire for Iran society. General Linear Model was used for determining the socio-demographic predictors of knowledge about puberty health. The mean score of students’ knowledge was 8.26±2.21 (in the range of 0-15 scores). Fathers’ education (P=0.023) and previous obtained informa- tion (P=0.001) were knowledge predictors. Regarding the mean score of students’ knowledge and their direct relation- ship some factors such as father’s education, it is suggested to increase the knowledge of parents especially mothers about puberty health by health providers at schools and the related organization using in present learning pamphlets, sessions and classes. KEY WORDS: KNOWLEDGE, PUBERTY, GIRL STUDENTS 264 ARTICLE INFORMATION: *Corresponding Author: samira.fattahi312@gmail.com Received 1 st April, 2017 Accepted after revision 28 th June, 2017 BBRC Print ISSN: 0974-6455 Online ISSN: 2321-4007 CODEN: USA BBRCBA Thomson Reuters ISI ESC and Crossref Indexed Journal NAAS Journal Score 2017: 4.31 Cosmos IF : 4.006 © A Society of Science and Nature Publication, 2017. All rights reserved. Online Contents Available at: http//www.bbrc.in/