skin cancer preventive behaviors among rural farmers: an intervention based on protection motivation theory

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towhid babazadeh student research committee, faculty of health, tabriz university of medical sciences. tabriz, iran.

aziz kamran department of public health, school of khalkhal medical sciences, ardabil university of medical sciences, ardabil, iran.

abdollah dargahi school of health, kermanshah university of medical sciences, kermanshah, iran.

fatemeh moradi department of municipal health in tehran, tehran municipality, tehran, iran.

abstract

background: skin cancer is a serious public health problem in the world. its prevalence in many countries has been increased in recent years. this study aimed to assess the effects of a theory-based educational intervention to promote skin cancer preventive behaviors (scpbs) among rural farmers in chalderan county, iran.   methods: this was a quasi-randomized controlled field trial study conducted on 238 rural farmers. the data were collected by a questionnaire containing the constructs of the protection motivation theory (pmt) as well as the items of scpbs. the differences between the groups before and 3 months after the intervention were determined by independent t-test, paired t-test, and chi-square applying spss software.   results: before the intervention, no significant difference was found in the scores of the pmt constructs between the two groups (p>0.05). however, significant differences were found between the scores of all the variables, as well as scpbs, in the two groups after the intervention (p<0.05).   conclusion: the pmt was found to be an appropriate framework for designing educational interventions aiming at promoting scpbs among rural farmers. it was concluded that designing an educational program with a focus on promoting perceived susceptibility increased the level of performing scpbs among the rural farmers.

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Journal title:
medical journal of islamic republic of iran

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