The Effect of Two Different Health Education Methods on Women's HPV Knowledge, Cervical Cancer Health Belief and Screening Programme.
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- Enrollment
- 90
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Change in screening behavior
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of two different health education methods (one based on motivational interviewing) on women's HPV knowledge, cervical cancer health beliefs, and screening behaviors in women aged 30-65. A total of 90 healthy women who are registered at the Incirli Family Health Center in Ankara, meet the inclusion criteria, and volunteer to participate will be randomly assigned to three groups (30 participants per group).
The control group will receive standard healthcare services. The first intervention group will receive three sessions of motivational interviewing-based health education on cervical cancer prevention through home visits, along with an informational brochure. The second intervention group will receive health education and a brochure, followed by a reminder session via phone. At the end of the study, participants in the control group will be offered the intervention of their choice.
Detailed Description
This study aims to evaluate the effect of two different health education methods-one based on motivational interviewing-on HPV knowledge, cervical cancer health beliefs, and screening behavior in women aged 30-65. A total of 90 healthy women, registered at the Incirli Family Health Center in Ankara, who meet the inclusion criteria and provide informed consent, will be randomly assigned into three groups of 30 participants each.
The control group will receive standard healthcare services. The first intervention group will receive three face-to-face educational sessions based on motivational interviewing principles on HPV and cervical cancer prevention through home visits, along with an informational brochure. These sessions will occur during Weeks 1, 2, and 3. A final follow-up session to administer FORM II will be held in Week 8.
The second intervention group will receive a single face-to-face educational session on HPV and cervical cancer prevention (Week 1), receive a brochure, and two follow-up reminder sessions via telephone in Weeks 2 and 3. FORM II will be administered in Week 8.
After the study period, participants in the control group will be offered the opportunity to choose and receive one of the two intervention methods. All participants will complete the HPV Knowledge Scale, the Cervical Cancer and Pap Smear Test Health Belief Model Scale, and a VAS for self-assessment.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Screening
- Masking
- Single (Participant)
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 30 Years to 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- Female
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •Being between 30 and 65 years of age
- •Being literate
- •Agreeing to participate in the study
- •Being female
- •Being married
- •Having no history of cervical cancer in first-degree relatives (mother/sister)
- •Not having undergone cervical cancer screening in the last five years
- •Not having been diagnosed with cancer
Exclusion Criteria
- •Being pregnant or in the postpartum period
- •Having been diagnosed with any type of cancer
- •Having a hearing or speech impairment, or a mental disorder
- •Using medication due to psychotic treatments
- •Having undergone a hysterectomy
- •Having had cervical cancer screening within the last five years
- •Having received all three doses of the HPV vaccine
Arms & Interventions
Arm 2: Health Education
Participants will receive a face-to-face health education session and a brochure via a home visit, followed by two follow-up sessions by phone.
Intervention: Health education (Behavioral)
Arm 3: Control Group
Participants will receive standard healthcare services. At the end of the study, they will be offered the intervention of their choice.
Arm 1: Motivational Interviewing-Based Health Education
Participants will receive three sessions of face-to-face health education using motivational interviewing techniques through home visits, along with an informational brochure.
Intervention: Motivational interviewing based health education (Behavioral)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Change in screening behavior
Time Frame: 8 weeks after intervention
Binary outcome (Yes/No) capturing whether the participant underwent screening during the follow-up period. If Yes, the result is recorded; if No, the reason for non-participation is documented.
Secondary Outcomes
- Change in HPV Knowledge Score Measured by the 33-item HPV Knowledge Scale(8 weeks after intervention)
- Change in Health Belief About Cervical Cancer and Pap Smear as Measured by the Cervical Cancer and Pap Smear Health Belief Model Scale (35 items)(8 weeks after intervention)
- Satisfaction(8 weeks after intervention)
- Change in Self-Rated Knowledge About Cervical Cancer and Screening Assessed by a 0-10 Visual Analog Scale (VAS)(8 weeks after intervention)
Investigators
Serpil Özdemir
Associate Professor
Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi