A predictive model of genital warts preventive behaviors among women in the south of Iran: application of health belief model.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Genital wart (GW) is known as an infectious disease. Besides the infection, it is associated with a higher risk of cervical neoplasia and cancer in the infected population. The present research aimed to explore the predictors of GW preventive behaviors based on the health belief model (HBM).

Methods

The present analytical and cross-sectional research was conducted in 2019 among 720 women between 15 and 49 years of age in Bandar Abbas in the south of Iran. The sample was selected in a multi-stratified clustering method. The participants responded to a reliable and valid researcher-made questionnaire which explored demographic information, knowledge-related items and the model constructs. A multivariate linear regression analysis was run to determine the predictors

SUBMITTER: Shahsavari S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8903721 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature