Effects of Health Education on Knowledge, Attitude and Screening for Cervical Cancer in Women

NCT06929234 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: OrduA2
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Women's knowledge, attitudes and behaviors about cancer are very important in the prevention of cervical cancer. In addition to medical interventions, psychosocial support and education programs are of great importance in the fight against cancer. Peer support helps individuals going through the same disease process to exchange information and emotional support by sharing their experiences with each other. In addition, the information obtained through peer support provides more permanent learning in individuals due to the transfer of information based on similar experiences and the creation of more trust and empathy compared to traditional education methods. Peer-supported education programs for women diagnosed with cervical cancer not only provide theoretical knowledge but also support the applicability of this knowledge in daily life. The trainings address topics such as risk factors of cervical cancer, the importance of HPV vaccination, the necessity of regular screening tests and healthy lifestyle behaviors, including attitudes towards cervical cancer prevention and cancer-related information. It is very important that this information is not limited to individual learning and that it is discussed within the group and supported by experiences through peer support, in order to increase the level of knowledge.

Conditions

Peer Support; Health Education; Cervical Cancers

Keywords

Peer Support; Cervical Cancer; Health; Education

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Cervical Cancer Knowledge Scale

  Cervical Cancer Knowledge Scale developed by Haward et al. (2022) was adapted into Turkish by Ergöz Aksoy and Bilgiç (2024). The scale consisted of 8 items and a triple Likert-type rating was used. The items in the scale are evaluated with statements such as True, False, I don't know. In the scoring of the scale, correct answers are worth one point and a maximum of 8 correct answers can be given, so the total score of the scale varies between 0-8. The higher the score obtained from the scale, the higher the knowledge level of the individual. Since the probability of giving a correct answer when guessing a "true or false" item is 50%, participants were allowed to answer "I don't know" to prevent random guesses. In the validity and reliability study of this scale in Turkey, Cronbach's alpha coefficient was found to be 0.80 (Ergöz Aksoy \& Bilgiç, 2024).

  At baseline and after 4 weeks

• Attitude Scale for Protection From Cervical Cancer

  Attitude Scale for Cervical Cancer Prevention developed by Dadak and Koyun in 2017 consists of three sub-dimensions and 22 items. The scale includes ten items for the cognitive sub-dimension, five items for the affective sub-dimension, and seven items for the behavioral sub-dimension. Likert-type rating was used in the scale and the items are evaluated with five statements as (1) Strongly disagree, (2) Somewhat agree, (3) Moderately agree, (4) Mostly agree, (5) Strongly agree. The highest score that can be obtained from the scale is 110 and the lowest score is 22. A high score on the scale indicates that the individual has high attitudes towards prevention of cervical cancer. The Cronbach's Alpha reliability coefficient of the scale was 0.87; the Cognitive sub-dimension was 0.91; the Affective sub-dimension was 0.80 and the Behavioral sub-dimension was 0.84 (Dadak \& Taştekin Ouyaba, 2021).

  At baseline and after 4 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Peer-Supported Health Education Group

EXPERIMENTAL

This group will participate in peer-supported health education.

Other: Peer-Supported Health Education

Basic Health Education Group

OTHER

This group will participate in basic health education.

Other: Basic Health Education

Interventions

Peer-Supported Health Education OTHER

Peer-supported health education will be provided to paticipants in 1 session for an average of 60 minutes in a suitable classroom. In this session, health education will be provided by the researchers and the peer will support the health education. The peer will share her experiences about each part of the training content with the target group in line with the guidance of the researchers, answer questions and make a motivational speech for screening.

Peer-Supported Health Education Group

Basic Health Education OTHER

What is cervical cancer, what is the importance of cervical cancer, what are the risk factors for cervical cancer, what are the symptoms of cervical cancer, how to screen for cervical cancer, where to get cervical cancer screenings. Participants will be given health education with a power point presentation in a suitable classroom for an average of 45-50 minutes in 1 session.

Basic Health Education Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 30 Years - 65 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: Since this study included educations on cervical cancer, the participants will be women.
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Women enrolled at the Training Center,
• Women between the ages of 30 and 65,
• Women who are married,
• Women who have not been screened for cervical cancer in accordance with the year interval,
• Women who are open to communication and collaboration,
• Women who volunteer to participate in the study will be included in the research.

You may not qualify if:

• Women who have had a total hysterectomy,
• Pregnant women,
• Women diagnosed with cervical cancer,
• Women who are screened on time will be excluded from the research.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Ordu University: lead

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Health Education; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Adherence Interventions; Medication Adherence; Patient Compliance; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Treatment Adherence and Compliance; Health Behavior; Behavior; Uterine Neoplasms; Genital Neoplasms, Female; Urogenital Neoplasms; Neoplasms by Site; Neoplasms; Uterine Cervical Diseases; Uterine Diseases; Genital Diseases, Female; Female Urogenital Diseases; Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications; Urogenital Diseases; Genital Diseases

Central Study Contacts

Hacer Gök Uğur, Assoc. Prof. Dr.

CONTACT

90452 226 52 00; hacer32@gmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: DOUBLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assoc. Prof. Dr.

Model Details: This research will be applied as a "mixed method randomized controlled experimental study". Exploratory sequential mixed design will be used in the study. Quantitative data will be collected first and then qualitative data will be collected.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 21, 2025
• First Posted: April 16, 2025
• Study Start: May 1, 2025
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2025
• Study Completion: October 1, 2025
• Last Updated: April 16, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share