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NCT Number: NCT04113902

The Effects of Health Education About Human Papilloma Virus and Cervical Cancer Prevention on Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs and Behaviors

Aim: To determine the effects of health education about Human Papilloma Virus infection and cervical cancer prevention on knowledge, attitudes, beliefs and behaviors of adolescent girls and their mothers.

Background: To combat with cervical cancer, it is urgent that prevention Human Papilloma Virus related disease all around the world.

Design: A randomized trial with a control group (n=108) and an intervention group (n=108).

Methods: The study was applied between January to June 2019 in the two different adolescent outpatient clinics in Turkey. The outpatient clinics were randomly assigned as intervention and control groups by numbering and opaque and sealed envelopes. Based on the intention-to-treat principle, all participants were analyzed according to the group they were assigned to, regardless of whether they received the intervention or not. In addition to the routine clinical practice, the adolescent girls and their mothers who participated in the intervention group were given health education twice in the first interview and in the fifth week. Follow-up continued for 12 weeks. The adolescent girls and their mothers in the control group received routine clinical practice. The effects of health education were evaluated with Human Papilloma Virus Knowledge Scale and Health Belief Model Scale for Human Papilloma Virus and its Vaccination.

Impact: Human Papilloma Virus vaccine, which has an important place in primary protection from cervical cancer, is expected to provide effective results by facilitating access to vaccine accompanied with health education.

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Key information

Conditions

Health Education Adherence Interventions Behavior Health Behavior Medication Adherence Patient Acceptance of Health Care Patient Compliance Treatment Adherence and Compliance

Age range

9 year and older

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Serpil Özdemir

Ankara, 06010, Turkey (Türkiye)

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

To be a girl between the ages of 9 and 18, to be a mother of a girl between the ages of 9 and 18, to be fluent in Turkish, to be literate

Exclusion criteria

to be male, to have previously received Human Papilloma Virus vaccination, to have hearing, speech impairment and mental disorder, not to follow the study regularly, to use medication due to psychotic treatments, to be an adolescent with sexual experience

Treatment and study plan

Health Education

Behavioral

the adolescent girls and their mothers who participated in the intervention group were given health education twice in the first interview and in the fifth week. Follow-up continued for 12 weeks. The adolescent girls and their mothers in the control group received routine clinical practice. The effects of health education were evaluated with Human Papilloma Virus Knowledge Scale and Health Belief Model Scale for Human Papilloma Virus and its Vaccination.

Primary outcomes

  1. Health Belief Model Scale for Human Papilloma Virus and Vaccine

    Time frame: three months

    In the four-point Likert scale, each item is scored between "none = 1" and "too much = 4.. The lowest score is 14 and the highest score is 56.

  2. Human Papilloma Virus Knowledge Scale

    Time frame: three months

    True 1 "points are given to the correct answers given by the participants to each item, and" 0 "points are given to wrong and undecided' 'answers with incorrect answers. The lowest score that can be obtained from the scale is "0" and the highest is "10".

Secondary outcomes

  1. Human Papilloma Virus Knowledge Scale

    Time frame: three months

    rue 1 "points are given to the correct answers given by the participants to each item, and" 0 "points are given to wrong and undecided' 'answers with incorrect answers. The lowest score that can be obtained from the scale is "0" and the highest is "10".

  2. Health Belief Model Scale for Human Papilloma Virus and Vaccine

    Time frame: three months

    In the four-point Likert scale, each item is scored between "none = 1" and "too much = 4.. The lowest score is 14 and the highest score is 56.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi Gulhane Tip Fakultesi

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Registry information

Official study title

The Effects of Health Education About Human Papilloma Virus and Cervical Cancer Prevention on Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs and Behaviors of Adolescent Girls and Their Mothers: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study

Important dates

Study start
2018
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2019
First posted
Oct 3, 2019
Registry last updated
Oct 3, 2019

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