Educational Intervention on Skin Cancer Protective Behaviors Among Female Healthcare Workers

Brief summary (registry, in English)

The goal of this clinical trial is to assess whether an educational intervention based on the Health Belief Model (HBM) can effectively improve skin cancer protective behaviors, knowledge, and related health beliefs among female healthcare workers in Ahvaz, Iran. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does the HBM-based educational program increase participants' knowledge about skin cancer, its risk factors, and preventive measures? * Does the intervention improve key HBM constructs such as perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefits, perceived barriers, self-efficacy, and cues to action, leading to enhanced protective behaviors against skin cancer? Researchers will compare an intervention group receiving a multicomponent educational program-including seven 45-minute sessions delivered both in-person and via WhatsApp-tailored to HBM constructs, with a comparison group receiving no intervention, to determine the intervention's effectiveness. Participants will: * Attend structured educational sessions covering skin cancer symptoms, risks, prevention strategies, behavioral barriers, motivation, and self-efficacy enhancement, using multimedia tools and group discussions * Receive reminder messages and educational materials to facilitate behavior change * Complete validated questionnaires assessing knowledge, HBM constructs, and protective behaviors before the intervention and two months afterwards This study will evaluate if implementing a theory-driven, blended educational intervention can successfully promote protective behaviors and health beliefs related to skin cancer prevention among female healthcare workers.

What you commit to

• Study type: Interventional
• Participants enrolled: 160
• From 31 Dec 2022 to the primary completion date, 20 Oct 2023
• 1 site in 1 country
• Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them

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Who the study is looking for

Sex: Female · Accepts healthy volunteers

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