HPV Education, Early Diagnosis and Knowledge

NCT06464523 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: GO 2020/71)
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 156
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of health education given to female teachers on HPV knowledge and screening test. The population of the study consisted of all female teachers belonging to the Bucak Directorate of National Education between September 2021 and March 2022. The sample of the study consisted of 144 healthy female teachers who were registered in the institutions affiliated to the District Directorate of National Education between the specified dates, met the inclusion criteria and volunteered to participate in the study. In this study area, with the assumption that the rate of cervical cancer screening test of 70% of the women in the Healthy Life Centre after the trainings would be considered significant, the effect size d=0.18 was calculated to include at least 98 women in 3 groups at 95% power and 0.05 error level. The calculation was performed with the 'G Power 3.1.9.2' package programme. In this context, the total sample of the study was determined as 156 participants, 52 in each group.

Conditions

Female Teachers

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) Knowledge Scale:

  HPV Knowledge Scale is a knowledge test developed by Waller et al. (2013) to determine the level of knowledge of individuals about HPV agent, HPV screening tests and vaccine. The scale, whose Turkish validity and reliability was conducted by Demir and Özdemir in 2019, has a total of 33 items. The HPV Knowledge Scale consists of four sub-dimensions: general HPV knowledge (items 1-16), HPV screening test knowledge (items 17-22), general HPV vaccine knowledge (items 23-27) and knowledge of the current HPV vaccination programme (items 28-33).

  5-10 minutes

Study Arms (3)

Face to face education

EXPERIMENTAL

In addition to the standard cervical cancer screening programme service, participants in this group received individual face-to-face health education on HPV and cervical cancer prevention through home visits and were given educational brochures. Participants in this group were interviewed a total of four times (four times face-to-face) during the research process.

Behavioral: Face to face education

Online education

EXPERIMENTAL

In addition to the standard cervical cancer screening programme service, participants in this group received individual health education on HPV and cervical cancer prevention online via video call via WhatsApp application and were given a digital education brochure. Participants in this group were interviewed a total of four times (four times remotely) during the research process.

Behavioral: Online education

Control

NO INTERVENTION

During the research process, the participants in the control group did not receive any intervention other than the standard cervical cancer screening programme service. During the research process, the participants in the control group were interviewed face-to-face twice. After the termination of the study, health education on protection against HPV and cervical cancer was provided to the volunteer participants by a method they specified and an educational brochure was given.

Interventions

Face to face education BEHAVIORAL

In addition to the standard cervical cancer screening programme service, participants in this group received individual face-to-face health education on HPV and cervical cancer prevention through home visits and were given educational brochures. Participants in this group were interviewed a total of four times (four times face-to-face) during the research period.

Face to face education

Online education BEHAVIORAL

In addition to the standard cervical cancer screening programme service, participants in this group received individual health education on HPV and cervical cancer prevention online via video call via WhatsApp application and were given a digital education brochure. Participants in this group were interviewed a total of four times (four times remotely) during the research process.

Online education

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• to volunteer to participate in the study,
• To be between the ages of 30-65,
• being a woman teacher,
• being married
• to be able to make video calls.

You may not qualify if:

• being pregnant or in the postnatal period,
• a history of cervical cancer,
• to have hysterectomy operation.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Mehmet Akif Ersoy University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University

Burdur, Bucak, 15000, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

Related Publications (3)

• Bayik Temel A, Daghan S, Kaymakci S, Ozturk Donmez R, Arabaci Z. Effect of structured training programme on the knowledge and behaviors of breast and cervical cancer screening among the female teachers in Turkey. BMC Womens Health. 2017 Dec 7;17(1):123. doi: 10.1186/s12905-017-0478-8.

  PMID: 29216918 RESULT

• Kocaoz S, Ozcelik H, Talas MS, Akkaya F, Ozkul F, Kurtulus A, Unlu F. The Effect of Education on the Early Diagnosis of Breast and Cervix Cancer on the Women's Attitudes and Behaviors Regarding Participating in Screening Programs. J Cancer Educ. 2018 Aug;33(4):821-832. doi: 10.1007/s13187-017-1193-8.

  PMID: 28285418 RESULT

• Keten HS, Ucer H, Dalgaci AF, Isik O, Ercan O, Guvenc N. Knowledge, Attitude, and Behavior of Teachers Regarding HPV (Human Papillomavirus) and Vaccination. J Cancer Educ. 2021 Jun;36(3):584-590. doi: 10.1007/s13187-019-01668-2.

  PMID: 31840211 RESULT

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Masking Details: They did not know if they were in the control and intervention group at the time of randomization.
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 10, 2024
• First Posted: June 18, 2024
• Study Start: September 15, 2021
• Primary Completion: February 10, 2022
• Study Completion: March 14, 2022
• Last Updated: June 18, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TU (1)