A Six-Week Smartphone-Based Program for HPV Prevention Among Mothers of School-Aged Boys: A Quasi-Experimental Study in South Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Human papilloma virus (HPV) affects both males and females, but in South Korea, vaccination rates for boys are significantly lower due to cultural stigma and limited awareness. Effective strategies are needed to close this gap.

Methods

This study evaluated a 6-week smartphone-based HPV prevention program for mothers of school-aged boys, designed using the extended theory of planned behavior (E-TPB). The program aimed to enhance knowledge, attitudes, subjective norms, and self-efficacy, with the goal of increasing vaccination intention and uptake. The E-TPB incorporated knowledge as a key element to improve behavioral intention and vaccination uptake. A nonequivalent control group pre-test-post-test design included 54 mothers (28 in the experimental group and 26 in

SUBMITTER: Cho YH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11641219 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature