Hasty Briefsbeta

Bilingual

Health education on HPV vaccination and cervical cancer prevention: A randomised controlled trial on knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and behaviours - PubMed

7 hours ago
  • #HPV vaccination
  • #cervical cancer prevention
  • #health education
  • Randomized controlled trial evaluated health education on HPV vaccination and cervical cancer prevention.
  • Participants included adolescent girls (9-18 years) and their mothers in Ankara, Turkiye.
  • Intervention group received two health education sessions; control group received standard care.
  • Significant post-intervention differences in knowledge, attitudes, and vaccination intent were found.
  • Mothers in the intervention group showed higher intent to vaccinate daughters (p=0.001).
  • Health education effectively increased knowledge and promoted positive health beliefs and behaviors.