Effect of Program Based on Health Belief Model on Women's Knowledge and Beliefs regarding Cervical Cancer Prevention | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Health Care | ||
| Article 111, Volume 12, Issue 4, December 2021, Pages 1700-1712 PDF (1.33 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejhc.2021.238551 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Rania El-Kurdy1; Hanan Hamed Mohammed2; Adel AL wehedy Ibrahim Ali3; Eman A. Fadel1; Heba Ahmed Osman Mohamed4 | ||
| 1Woman’s Health and Midwifery Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt | ||
| 2Community Health Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Mansoura University, Egypt. | ||
| 3Public Health Medicines, Faculty of Medicine, Mansoura University, Egypt. | ||
| 4Obstetrics and Gynecological Nursing, Faculty of Nursing, Assiut University, Egypt. | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Background: Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in the women and the primary cause of mortality from cancer in developing countries. Aim: To investigate the effect of program based on Health Belief Model (HBM) on women's knowledge and beliefs regarding cervical cancer prevention. Study Design: A quasi-experimental design was utilized. Sampling: A convenient sample of 200 working women from Mansoura University's various faculties, 80 from theoretical faculties, 53 from practical faculties and 67 from medical faculties. Tools: For data collection, two tools were used. Tool one was a structured self-administered questionnaire that assessed socio demographic variables and cervical cancer knowledge. The Champion Health Beliefs Model scale for cervical cancer was the second tool. Results: The results showed significant improvement post intervention for all items of the HBM scale for cervical cancer. Conclusion: Women who participated in the program based on a HBM exhibited greater knowledge and higher positive belief scores regarding cervical cancer prevention after the program compared to before. Recommendation: Raise women’s awareness of cervical cancer prevention based on HBM. | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Cervical Cancer; Health Belief Model; Knowledge; Prevention | ||
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