Effectiveness of Education Based on the Health Belief Model on Performing Preventive Measures for Breast Cancer Among Female Teachers in Zahedan
Introduction: Preventive behaviors such as screening tests have an important role in prevention and control of breast cancer. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the effect of educational programs on preventive behaviors of breast cancer based on the health belief model among female teachers of...
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| author | Khadijeh Kalan-Farmanfarma Iraj Zareban Zahra Jalili Mahnaz ShahrakiPour |
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| description | Introduction: Preventive behaviors such as screening tests have an important role in prevention and control of breast cancer. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the effect of educational programs on preventive behaviors of breast cancer based on the health belief model among female teachers of guidance schools in Zahedan city.
Materials and Methods: This quasi-experimental study was performed on 240 female teachers from (120 participants in each of the control and intervention groups) Zahedan guidance schools. The data-gathering tool was a multipart questionnaire containing demographic variables, knowledge and health belief model structures. An educational program was performed based on the health belief model in five sessions through lectures, training videos, question and answer session for participants in the intervention group. Questionnaires were filled before and two months after the intervention in the two groups. Data was analyzed by independent T-test, chi-square and multiple linear regressions using SPSS-15 software.
Results: There was no meaningful difference in the mean scores of knowledge, health belief model constructs, and performance between the two groups before the educational intervention, but the mean scores of variables increased significantly after the intervention (P< 0.05).
Conclusion: The health belief model was effective to promote preventive behaviors. Hence, educational interventions with an emphasis on raising awareness, change in beliefs and improving self-efficacy regarding breast cancer are recommended |
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| spelling | doaj-art-076e4b2624bf4b0990efa40fe44d440d2025-08-20T01:51:21ZengHamadan University of Medical SciencesJournal of Education and Community Health2383-23122383-23122014-06-0111111810.20286/jech-010111Effectiveness of Education Based on the Health Belief Model on Performing Preventive Measures for Breast Cancer Among Female Teachers in ZahedanKhadijeh Kalan-Farmanfarma0Iraj Zareban1Zahra Jalili2Mahnaz ShahrakiPour3Department of Public Health, School of Health, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran. Department of Public Health, School of Health, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran. Department of Health Education, School of Medical Sciences, Sciences and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran.Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, School of Health, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.Introduction: Preventive behaviors such as screening tests have an important role in prevention and control of breast cancer. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the effect of educational programs on preventive behaviors of breast cancer based on the health belief model among female teachers of guidance schools in Zahedan city. Materials and Methods: This quasi-experimental study was performed on 240 female teachers from (120 participants in each of the control and intervention groups) Zahedan guidance schools. The data-gathering tool was a multipart questionnaire containing demographic variables, knowledge and health belief model structures. An educational program was performed based on the health belief model in five sessions through lectures, training videos, question and answer session for participants in the intervention group. Questionnaires were filled before and two months after the intervention in the two groups. Data was analyzed by independent T-test, chi-square and multiple linear regressions using SPSS-15 software. Results: There was no meaningful difference in the mean scores of knowledge, health belief model constructs, and performance between the two groups before the educational intervention, but the mean scores of variables increased significantly after the intervention (P< 0.05). Conclusion: The health belief model was effective to promote preventive behaviors. Hence, educational interventions with an emphasis on raising awareness, change in beliefs and improving self-efficacy regarding breast cancer are recommendedhttp://jech.umsha.ac.ir/browse.php?a_id=25&slc_lang=en&sid=1&ftxt=1Breast NeoplasmsHealth Belief ModelHealth EducationTeachers |
| spellingShingle | Khadijeh Kalan-Farmanfarma Iraj Zareban Zahra Jalili Mahnaz ShahrakiPour Effectiveness of Education Based on the Health Belief Model on Performing Preventive Measures for Breast Cancer Among Female Teachers in Zahedan Journal of Education and Community Health Breast Neoplasms Health Belief Model Health Education Teachers |
| title | Effectiveness of Education Based on the Health Belief Model on Performing Preventive Measures for Breast Cancer Among Female Teachers in Zahedan |
| title_full | Effectiveness of Education Based on the Health Belief Model on Performing Preventive Measures for Breast Cancer Among Female Teachers in Zahedan |
| title_fullStr | Effectiveness of Education Based on the Health Belief Model on Performing Preventive Measures for Breast Cancer Among Female Teachers in Zahedan |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effectiveness of Education Based on the Health Belief Model on Performing Preventive Measures for Breast Cancer Among Female Teachers in Zahedan |
| title_short | Effectiveness of Education Based on the Health Belief Model on Performing Preventive Measures for Breast Cancer Among Female Teachers in Zahedan |
| title_sort | effectiveness of education based on the health belief model on performing preventive measures for breast cancer among female teachers in zahedan |
| topic | Breast Neoplasms Health Belief Model Health Education Teachers |
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