Cognitive determinants of cervical cancer screening behavior among housewife women in Iran: An application of Health Belief Model

Babazadeh, Towhid; Nadrian, Haidar; Moghaddam, Hamed Rezakhani; Ezzati, Elaheh; Sarkhosh, R.; Aghemiri, Shahin

doi:10.1080/07399332.2018.1425873

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“…Similar to other studies that looked at what increased the adoption of early screening and testing for cervical cancer [ 20 ] or safe driving behavior [ 22 ] following health education campaigns, this study found the HBM to be of value. Factors including seriousness of threat and perceived consequences, impressed upon by familiar respected sources through face-face methods, social media such as tweeter and Facebook or billboards and at mosques were strongly associated with taking health promoting actions; while access barriers such as difficulties in purchasing prescription medicines, talking to providers, language and expense barriers were detrimental to adopting healthy behavior.…”

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confidence: 82%

“…It has been tested and empirically supported by many studies [ 17 , 18 ] and remains “one of the most widely used social cognitive models in health behavior research” [19 : p.2]. For example, Babazadeh et al [ 20 ] conducted a cross-sectional study using HBM based questionnaire to test the key cognitive determinants of cervical cancer Screening Behavior (CCSB). The authors interviewed 280 housewives and found that those who believed they would benefit from such early screening and detection tests and had few barriers in accessing the screening and had high self-confidence were more likely to opt for such a preventive screening measure.…”

Section: Theoretical Framework - Health Belief Model (Hbm)mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Health information, attitudes and actions at religious venues: Evidence from hajj pilgrims

Taibah

Arlikatti²,

Andrew

et al. 2020

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

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Mass gatherings for sporting events, music shows, and religious needs continue to grow in our urban areas, requiring local authorities to develop safety procedures to mitigate the challenges of keeping the attendees safe. These challenges are even more pronounced at pilgrimage venues where social distancing and contact avoidance are difficult as pilgrims are required to perform various rituals in close proximity with others, in a sequential manner, either daily or weekly, as per their religious tenets. Over two million pilgrims attend the Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia annually. Keeping the local and visiting pilgrims safe from crowd crush, sunstroke, skin infections, recurrence of prior medical issues, and contagious diseases requires the Saudi government to allocate huge investments for health communication and prevention programs every year. However, there is no evidence to date that has empirically tested whether Hajj pilgrims’ are able to receive such information and are subsequently adopting various health promoting behaviors. This study aims to do that by framing it within the Health Belief Model. Data collected and analyzed from 245 pilgrims in Makkah between September 9 th -19 th , 2017 suggests that roughly 48% of the pilgrims adopted all five protective measures. However, language barriers, limited health care facilities, and difficulties in purchasing prescription mediciens were cited as impediments to adopting healthy measures.The study concludes with recommendations for the KSA government agencies, Hajj authorities, Mission authorities and pilgrims, during various phases of travel-- i.e. pre-travel, during the pilgrimage and post-travel, in light of new emerging health threats.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 82%

Section: Theoretical Framework - Health Belief Model (Hbm)mentioning

confidence: 99%

Health information, attitudes and actions at religious venues: Evidence from hajj pilgrims

Taibah

Arlikatti²,

Andrew

et al. 2020

International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction

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“…Additionally, self-efficacy or level of confidence is an important determinant of health behaviour [26, 27]. Several studies have examined its impact on cervical cancer screening [27–29].…”

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Impact of health education intervention on knowledge and perception of cervical cancer and screening for women in Ghana

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BackgroundThe burden of cervical cancer continues to rise in developing economies. Women in the sub-Saharan African region have higher chances of developing cervical cancer due to a greater prevalence of related risk factors. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of health education intervention on cervical cancer and screening perceptions of women in the Komenda, Edina, Eguafo, and Abirem (K.E.E.A) District in the Central Region of Ghana.MethodsA non-equivalent control-group design was used to select church women; 396 in the intervention group and 386 in the control group, aged 11 to 70 years in the K.E.E.A District in the Central Region of Ghana. Data was collected via a validated structured interview schedule and analysed using the paired - and independent-samples t-tests, Kruskal-Wallis test, and Mann-Whitney U test.ResultsA comparison of the mean differences between the pre-post-test scores for the intervention and control groups showed a statistically significant difference for knowledge of cervical cancer (t = 6.22, df = 780, p = 0.001), knowledge of cervical cancer screening (t = 5.96, df = 780, p = 0.001), perceived seriousness (t = 3.36, df = 780, p = 0.001), perceived benefits (t = 9.19, df = 780, p = 0.001), and perceived barriers (t = 3.19, df = 780, p = 0.001). However, perceived susceptibility for the intervention group reduced, evidenced by a decrease in the mean (mean = − 0.12) compared to the control group (mean = 0.93) and this was statistically significant (t = 2.72, df = 780, p = 0.007).ConclusionsHealth education interventions are critical in improving knowledge and perceptions, and increasing self-efficacy of women about cervical cancer and screening.

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“…One of the reasons for the low participation rate of the test may be due to the lack of awareness about its importance. Therefore, informing the women about the importance and effectiveness of early diagnosis of cervical neoplasm could be important steps in promoting the participation rate at the national scale (13). However, before an early detection intervention for Pap smear uptake, there is a necessity for identifying the factors related to and the barriers correlated with the behavior.…”

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Predictors of Pap Smear Screening Behavior Among Rural Women in Tabriz, Iran: An Application of Health Belief Model

Babazadeh¹,

Ghaffari-Fam

Oliaei³

et al. 2019

Int J Cancer Manag

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Background: In order to increase the acceptance level of the cervical cancer screening behavior among women, understanding the associated factors of the behavior is necessary. Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the cognitive determinants of Pap smear screening (PSS) behaviors among rural women in Tabriz, Iran. Methods: In this cross sectional study, multistage random sampling was employed to recruit 220 rural women in Tabriz, Iran. A valid and reliable health behavior model (HBM)-based instrument was completed by all the respondents. Results: The odds ratio of perceived benefits in multivariable was 1.18 (1.08-1.27) i.e. with one unit increase in perceived benefits, odds cervical cancer screening behavior 18% increases, and age = 0.94 (0.91-0.98) i.e. with one unit increase in age, odds cervical cancer screening behavior 6% decreases were statistically significant. Conclusions: The HBM was promising in determining the cognitive predictors of PSS behavior. Healthcare providers may specifically focus on perceived benefits and perceived barriers for designing PSS promotion interventions.

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Cognitive determinants of cervical cancer screening behavior among housewife women in Iran: An application of Health Belief Model

Cited by 19 publications

References 26 publications

Health information, attitudes and actions at religious venues: Evidence from hajj pilgrims

Health information, attitudes and actions at religious venues: Evidence from hajj pilgrims

Impact of health education intervention on knowledge and perception of cervical cancer and screening for women in Ghana

Predictors of Pap Smear Screening Behavior Among Rural Women in Tabriz, Iran: An Application of Health Belief Model

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