Clinical trial · Interventional
Effect of Health Belief Model-Based Education on Cervical Cancer Knowledge and HPV Vaccine Attitudes in Women
Effect of a Health Belief Model Based Education Program on Women's Cervical Cancer Knowledge and HPV Vaccination Attitudes in Primary Care Settings: A Quasi-Experimental Pre-test-Posttest Controlled Study
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
This study evaluated the effect of a Health Belief Model-based educational intervention on women's knowledge of cervical cancer and their attitudes and beliefs toward HPV vaccination. The study was conducted among women aged 18-49 years attending a primary health care center in Van, Türkiye. Participants were assigned to intervention and control groups. The intervention group received a structured, face-to-face educational program, while the control group received routine care. Data were collected using validated questionnaires before and after the intervention. The findings contributed to a better understanding of strategies to improve preventive health behaviors and increase HPV vaccination awareness among women.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cervical Cancer | Malignant Cervical Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
| Human Papillomavirus Infection | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Preventive Health Services | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Belief Model-Based Education | Behavioral | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Experimental
- description
- Participants received a structured face-to-face Health Belief Model-based educational program consisting of two sessions.
- interventionNames
- Behavioral: Health Belief Model-Based Education
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- No Intervention
- description
- Participants received routine primary health care services without additional structured educational intervention.
Primary outcomes (2)
- measure
- Change in Cervical Cancer Knowledge Score
- timeFrame
- Baseline and 15 days post-intervention
- description
- Change in participants' knowledge of cervical cancer was assessed using the Cervical Cancer Knowledge Scale. The scale consists of 20 items, with total scores ranging from 0 to 20, where higher scores indicate greater knowledge about cervical cancer. Measurements were conducted before the educational intervention and 15 days after the intervention.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 49 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Women aged 18-49 years * Applied to a Family Health Center * Parents of adolescent girls (aged 10-18 years) * Able to read and write Turkish * Voluntarily agreed to participate in the study * Provided written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Previous HPV vaccination * Diagnosis of cervical cancer * Cognitive or psychiatric disorders that interfered with communication
References
Publications (2)
- RESULTHolman DM, Benard V, Roland KB, Watson M, Liddon N, Stokley S. Barriers to human papillomavirus vaccination among US adolescents: a systematic review of the literature. JAMA Pediatr. 2014 Jan;168(1):76-82. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.2752. PMID 24276343
- RESULTBrewer NT, Fazekas KI. Predictors of HPV vaccine acceptability: a theory-informed, systematic review. Prev Med. 2007 Aug-Sep;45(2-3):107-14. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2007.05.013. Epub 2007 Jun 2. PMID 17628649