Long-term effect of mobile phone-based education and influencing factors of willingness to receive HPV vaccination among female freshmen in Shanxi Province, China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study was conducted to characterize the long-term effect of mobile-based education on Chinese female freshmen and disclose the possible predictors of their willingness to get vaccinated based on the information-motivation-behavioral skills (IMB) model.

Methods

We randomly assigned 509 participants to a 7-day mobile-based educational intervention or control group and collected information about general information, health, and sexual behavior, HPV vaccination intention and action, HPV-related knowledge, cognition, and behavioral skill by an online self-administrated questionnaire at baseline, post-intervention, and at the 1-month and 3-month follow-ups.

Results

The intervention arm showed an improvement in IMB scores after education. Despite the persist

SUBMITTER: Sun L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9225224 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature