Alidosti Masoome, Sharifirad Gholam Reza, Golshiri Prastoo, Azadbakht Leila, Hasanzadeh Akbar, Hemati Zeynab
Department of Health Education, School of Nursing and Midwifery, ShahreKord University of Medical Sciences, ShahreKord, Iran.
Iran J Nurs Midwifery Res. 2012 May;17(4):256-62.
Planning the educational programs and informing people regarding the prevention of widespread diseases like cancers is necessary. With regard to high mortality rate of gastric cancer, the present study was conducted to define the effect of education based on Health Belief Model on knowledge, attitude and nutritional practice of homemakers.
In this interventional study, 84 housewives were randomly divided into two groups. The study group underwent seven sessions of education based on Health Belief Model. Control group did not receive the education. Both groups filled valid and reliable questionnaires before and 2 months after program.
There was no significant difference between the two groups in demographic characteristics. While mean scores of knowledge, attitude and practice were not significantly different before education, the intervention group showed significantly higher scores after education (p < 0.001).
Health education based on Health Belief Model increases the knowledge and improves the attitudes and practices of housewives regarding prevention of the gastric cancer. It seems essential to development this sort of educational programs.
规划教育项目并向人们宣传预防癌症等广泛传播疾病的知识是必要的。鉴于胃癌的高死亡率,本研究旨在确定基于健康信念模型的教育对家庭主妇的知识、态度和营养实践的影响。
在这项干预性研究中,84名家庭主妇被随机分为两组。研究组接受了基于健康信念模型的七次教育课程。对照组未接受教育。两组在项目开始前和2个月后都填写了有效且可靠的问卷。
两组在人口统计学特征上没有显著差异。虽然教育前知识、态度和实践的平均得分没有显著差异,但干预组在教育后得分显著更高(p < 0.001)。
基于健康信念模型的健康教育增加了家庭主妇关于预防胃癌的知识,改善了她们的态度和实践。开展这类教育项目似乎至关重要。