Effect of educational intervention based on theory of planned behaviour on promoting preventive behaviours of oral cancer in rural women
Abstract Background Oral cancer has created an alarming situation around the world, and being the 16th most common cancer worldwide, it has become a global concern. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of educational intervention based on a theory of planned behavior (TPB) on promoting...
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| author | Siamak Najafi Fatemeh Mohammadkhah Pooyan Afzali Harsini Mojtaba Sohrabpour Ali Khani Jeihooni |
| author_facet | Siamak Najafi Fatemeh Mohammadkhah Pooyan Afzali Harsini Mojtaba Sohrabpour Ali Khani Jeihooni |
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| description | Abstract Background Oral cancer has created an alarming situation around the world, and being the 16th most common cancer worldwide, it has become a global concern. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of educational intervention based on a theory of planned behavior (TPB) on promoting preventive behaviors of oral cancer in rural women. Methods This quasi-experimental study was conducted on 120 female hookah users referring to rural health centers in Fasa and Shiraz city, Fars province, Iran. The subjects were divided into experimental and control groups by simple random sampling. The educational intervention for the experimental group consisted of 8 training sessions of 50 min. Both groups completed a questionnaire including demographic characteristics and constructs of TPB before and four months after the educational intervention. Data were analyzed using SPSS 22 software through independent t-test, chi-square, and paired t-test (p = 0.05). Results The mean age of the experimental and control group subjects were 41.12 ± 8.86 and 40.63 ± 9.62 years, respectively (p = 0.185). The mean age of onset of hookah use in the experimental and control group was 24.16 ± 9.50 and 23.35 ± 9.44 years, respectively (p = 0.182). Also, before the educational intervention, there was a significant difference between the experimental and control groups in terms of knowledge (p < 0.189), attitude (p < 0.122), perceived behavioral control (p < 0.142), subjective norms (p < 0.236), behavioral intention (p < 0.126), oral cancer prevention behaviors (p < 0.108) and nicotine dependence (p < 0.218); however, four months after the educational intervention, there was a significant increase in the experimental group in all variables except nicotine dependence (p < 0.005). Conclusion Due to the alarming situation of oral cancer and the prevalence of hookah use among women, educational programs based on TPB could effectively prevent hookah use and oral cancer. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-058cf824db774c11956e70f153d4c4552023-05-14T11:26:24ZengBMCBMC Women's Health1472-68742023-05-012311910.1186/s12905-023-02411-2Effect of educational intervention based on theory of planned behaviour on promoting preventive behaviours of oral cancer in rural womenSiamak Najafi0Fatemeh Mohammadkhah1Pooyan Afzali Harsini2Mojtaba Sohrabpour3Ali Khani Jeihooni4Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Fasa University of Medical SciencesDepartment of Community health, child nursing and aging, Ramsar School of Nursing, Babol University of Medical SciencesDepartment of Public Health, School of Health, Kermanshah University of Medical SciencesNoncommunicable Diseases Research Center, Fasa University of Medical SciencesNutrition Research Center, Department of Public Health, School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical SciencesAbstract Background Oral cancer has created an alarming situation around the world, and being the 16th most common cancer worldwide, it has become a global concern. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of educational intervention based on a theory of planned behavior (TPB) on promoting preventive behaviors of oral cancer in rural women. Methods This quasi-experimental study was conducted on 120 female hookah users referring to rural health centers in Fasa and Shiraz city, Fars province, Iran. The subjects were divided into experimental and control groups by simple random sampling. The educational intervention for the experimental group consisted of 8 training sessions of 50 min. Both groups completed a questionnaire including demographic characteristics and constructs of TPB before and four months after the educational intervention. Data were analyzed using SPSS 22 software through independent t-test, chi-square, and paired t-test (p = 0.05). Results The mean age of the experimental and control group subjects were 41.12 ± 8.86 and 40.63 ± 9.62 years, respectively (p = 0.185). The mean age of onset of hookah use in the experimental and control group was 24.16 ± 9.50 and 23.35 ± 9.44 years, respectively (p = 0.182). Also, before the educational intervention, there was a significant difference between the experimental and control groups in terms of knowledge (p < 0.189), attitude (p < 0.122), perceived behavioral control (p < 0.142), subjective norms (p < 0.236), behavioral intention (p < 0.126), oral cancer prevention behaviors (p < 0.108) and nicotine dependence (p < 0.218); however, four months after the educational intervention, there was a significant increase in the experimental group in all variables except nicotine dependence (p < 0.005). Conclusion Due to the alarming situation of oral cancer and the prevalence of hookah use among women, educational programs based on TPB could effectively prevent hookah use and oral cancer.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-023-02411-2Education; womenHookah useTheory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) |
| spellingShingle | Siamak Najafi Fatemeh Mohammadkhah Pooyan Afzali Harsini Mojtaba Sohrabpour Ali Khani Jeihooni Effect of educational intervention based on theory of planned behaviour on promoting preventive behaviours of oral cancer in rural women BMC Women's Health Education; women Hookah use Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) |
| title | Effect of educational intervention based on theory of planned behaviour on promoting preventive behaviours of oral cancer in rural women |
| title_full | Effect of educational intervention based on theory of planned behaviour on promoting preventive behaviours of oral cancer in rural women |
| title_fullStr | Effect of educational intervention based on theory of planned behaviour on promoting preventive behaviours of oral cancer in rural women |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effect of educational intervention based on theory of planned behaviour on promoting preventive behaviours of oral cancer in rural women |
| title_short | Effect of educational intervention based on theory of planned behaviour on promoting preventive behaviours of oral cancer in rural women |
| title_sort | effect of educational intervention based on theory of planned behaviour on promoting preventive behaviours of oral cancer in rural women |
| topic | Education; women Hookah use Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-023-02411-2 |
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