Empowering sexual self-care in HPV-positive women: A randomized trial of health belief model-Based education.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common sexually transmitted infection worldwide. The present study aimed to examine the impact of an educational intervention based on the Health Belief Model (HBM) on sexual self-care among women of reproductive age infected with HPV.

Method

This study was a randomized controlled trial with two parallel groups. Seventy-two women with HPV were selected through simple random sampling from Arash and Imam Khomeini hospitals in Tehran, Iran, and were allocated to a control group (n = 35) and an intervention group (n = 37). Participants in the intervention group received Health Belief Model (HBM)-based sexual self-care education during four weekly sessions, each lasting 45-60 minutes. The sessions were conducted using lectur

SUBMITTER: Akhondzadeh S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12697967 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature