Impact of Education Methods on HPV Knowledge and Screening Behavior

Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi Gulhane Tip Fakultesi

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Motivational Interviewing; Health Education

Treatments: Behavioral: Health education; Behavioral: Motivational interviewing based health education

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07017387

2025-23

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Full description

This study aims to evaluate the effect of two different health education methods-one based on motivational interviewing-on HPV knowledge, cervical cancer health beliefs, and screening behavior in women aged 30-65. A total of 96 healthy women, registered at the Incirli Family Health Center in Ankara, who meet the inclusion criteria and provide informed consent, will be randomly assigned into three groups of 32 participants each.

The control group will receive standard healthcare services. The first intervention group will receive three face-to-face educational sessions based on motivational interviewing principles on HPV and cervical cancer prevention through home visits, along with an informational brochure. These sessions will occur during Weeks 1, 2, and 3. A final follow-up session to administer FORM II will be held in Week 8.

The second intervention group will receive a single face-to-face educational session on HPV and cervical cancer prevention (Week 1), receive a brochure, and two follow-up reminder sessions via telephone in Weeks 2 and 3. FORM II will be administered in Week 8.

After the study period, participants in the control group will be offered the opportunity to choose and receive one of the two intervention methods. All participants will complete the HPV Knowledge Scale, the Cervical Cancer and Pap Smear Test Health Belief Model Scale, and a VAS for self-assessment.

Enrollment: 96 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 30 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 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

Exclusion criteria

• 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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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96 participants in 3 patient groups

Arm 2: Health Education

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will receive one face-to-face health education session and a brochure, followed by two reminder sessions via phone.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Health education

Arm 3: Control Group

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants 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

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will receive three sessions of face-to-face health education using motivational interviewing techniques through home visits, along with an informational brochure.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Motivational interviewing based health education