The effectiveness of a model-based health education program on genital warts preventive behaviors: a quasi-experimental study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Genital warts (GWs) are highly prevalent among Iranian women. GWs are not only highly infectious but are also followed by severe adverse effects, including the development of cervical cancer. Therefore, the present study aimed to explore the effect of an educational intervention based on the health belief model (HBM) on the adoption of GWs preventive behaviors by married women in Bandar Abbas, a city in the south of Iran.

Methods

A quasi-experimental intervention was conducted between 2019 and 2020 among 150 women participants (75 as the intervention and 75 as the control group). The sampling method was multi-stage clustering. The required data was collected using a reliable and valid tripartite questionnaire which explored demographic information, awareness, and

SUBMITTER: Hosseini Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8666010 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature