Effect of an Educational Intervention based on Health Belief Model on Nurses’ Knowledge and Practice Regarding Human Papillomavirus and Cervical Cancer
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Abstract
Background: Human papillomavirus (HPV) is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections in the world and Cervical cancer is a significant health problem worldwide. It is the second most common cancer worldwide in women.
Aim of the study: was to evaluate the effect of an educational intervention based on health belief model on nurses’ knowledge and practice regarding human papillomavirus and cervical cancer. Subjects and methods:
Research Design: The study was quasi- experimental design. Setting: The study was conducted among nurses work in outpatient clinic and in the Gynecology Department at Zagazig University Hospitals. The study sample: included all nurses who working at previous mentioned setting were (25).
Tool of data collection: Three tools were used: first: A structured interviewing questionnaire and the second tool: An observational checklist for nurses' practice and the third tool: Health Belief Model Scale (HBM scale).
Results revealed that there was a considerable improvement in some items of nurses’ knowledge related to HPV infection with a highly statistically significant difference(p=0,000). Mean and SD of total practice of nurses participated in the study (pretest) was 3,96± 1.18 pre intervention which improved to 13,72 ±1.10 post intervention with statistically significant difference(P=0,00).
Conclusion: The study finding concluded that the majority of the studied nurses had poor knowledge regarding HPV, cervical cancer pre intervention and the majority had satisfactory, good knowledge and practice, respectively post intervention. So, the educational intervention based on HBM enhanced the nurses ' knowledge regarding cervical cancer prevention, significantly change positively health beliefs and practice cervical cancer prevention behaviors such as doing Pap test and receiving HPV vaccination.
Recommendation: This study recommended that periodically screening for HPV and cervical cancer among women at reproductive age in the obstetric hospital and maternal–child health centers. Performing more studies to evaluate the effect of educational intervention on knowledge and practice toward cervical cancer screening among nurse.