Impact of Education Methods on HPV Knowledge and Screening Behavior
The Effect of Two Different Health Education Methods on Women's HPV Knowledge, Cervical Cancer Health Belief and Screening Programme.
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of two different health education methods (one based on motivational interviewing) on women's HPV knowledge, cervical cancer health beliefs, and screening behaviors in women aged 30-65. A total of 96 healthy women who are registered at the Incirli Family Health Center in Ankara, meet the inclusion criteria, and volunteer to participate will be randomly assigned to three groups (32 participants per group). The control group will receive standard healthcare services. The first intervention group will receive three sessions of motivational interviewing-based health education on cervical cancer prevention through home visits, along with an informational brochure. The second intervention group will receive health education and a brochure, followed by a reminder session via phone. At the end of the study, participants in the control group will be offered the intervention of their choice.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable
Started May 2025
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
May 9, 2025
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
May 25, 2025
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
June 11, 2025
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
June 12, 2025
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
September 12, 2025
CompletedSeptember 2, 2025
August 1, 2025
1 month
May 25, 2025
August 29, 2025
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (3)
Change in screening behavior
Binary outcome (Yes/No) capturing whether the participant underwent screening during the follow-up period. If Yes, the result is recorded; if No, the reason for non-participation is documented.
8 weeks after intervention
Change in Health Belief About Cervical Cancer and Pap Smear as Measured by the Cervical Cancer and Pap Smear Health Belief Model Scale (35 items)
The 35-item scale (Güvenç et al., 2011) has five subscales: Benefits \& Motivation (8 items), Barriers (14), Perceived Severity (7), Perceived Susceptibility (3), Health Motivation (3). Responses use a 5-point Likert scale (1 = Strongly disagree to 5 = Strongly agree). Subscale scores are summed; higher scores reflect stronger beliefs, except Barriers, where higher scores indicate more perceived barriers.
8 weeks after intervention
Change in HPV Knowledge Score Measured by the 33-item HPV Knowledge Scale
The 33-item HPV Knowledge Scale (Demir \& Özdemir, 2019) assesses knowledge of HPV infection, screening, and vaccination. Each item is answered Yes/No/Don't know and scored 1 (for correct) or 0 (for incorrect/unknown). Total scores range 0-33; higher scores indicate greater knowledge.
8 weeks after intervention
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Change in Self-Rated Knowledge About Cervical Cancer and Screening Assessed by a 0-10 Visual Analog Scale (VAS)
8 weeks after intervention
Study Arms (3)
Arm 2: Health Education
EXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive one face-to-face health education session and a brochure, followed by two reminder sessions via phone.
Arm 3: Control Group
NO INTERVENTIONParticipants will receive standard healthcare services. At the end of the study, they will be offered the intervention of their choice.
Arm 1: Motivational Interviewing-Based Health Education
EXPERIMENTALParticipants will receive three sessions of face-to-face health education using motivational interviewing techniques through home visits, along with an informational brochure.
Interventions
Participants will receive three sessions of face-to-face health education using motivational interviewing techniques through home visits, along with an informational brochure.
Participants will receive one face-to-face health education session and a brochure, followed by two reminder sessions via phone.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Being between 30 and 65 years of age
- Being literate
- Agreeing to participate in the study
- Being female
- Being married
- Having no history of cervical cancer in first-degree relatives (mother/sister)
- Not having undergone cervical cancer screening in the last five years
- Not having been diagnosed with cancer
You may not qualify if:
- Being pregnant or in the postpartum period
- Having been diagnosed with any type of cancer
- Having a hearing or speech impairment, or a mental disorder
- Using medication due to psychotic treatments
- Having undergone a hysterectomy
- Having had cervical cancer screening within the last five years
- Having received all three doses of the HPV vaccine
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Incirli Family Health Center
Ankara, Kecioren, Turkey (Türkiye)
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Associate Professor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
May 25, 2025
First Posted
June 12, 2025
Study Start
May 9, 2025
Primary Completion
June 11, 2025
Study Completion
September 12, 2025
Last Updated
September 2, 2025
Record last verified: 2025-08
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share