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Effect of HPV Education on Women's Knowledge

NCT07231263 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 110

Last updated 2025-11-17

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Summary

This interventional study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of an educational program on women's knowledge of Human Papillomavirus (HPV), HPV vaccination, and screening. HPV is a major public health concern worldwide and a leading cause of cervical cancer. Although cervical cancer is preventable through vaccination and early screening, HPV awareness among women remains limited in Türkiye. Educational interventions are therefore essential to improve knowledge and promote preventive health behaviors.

The study population consists of 110 women attending courses at the Suzan and Abdulhakim Bilgili Public Education Center in Onikişubat, Kahramanmaraş, Türkiye, between August 2025 and December 2025. No formal sample size calculation was performed. Instead, 80 women who met the inclusion criteria and voluntarily agreed to participate were included in the study.

Participants were randomly assigned to either the intervention group (education) or the control group (no education). The HPV education program is delivered in two 1-hour sessions using PowerPoint presentations and informational brochures developed from current literature and reviewed by experts in women's health nursing.

Data are collected before and after the educational sessions using a Personal Information Form and the HPV Knowledge Scale (HPV-KS), which measures participants' knowledge about HPV infection, vaccination, and screening. Statistical analyses will be conducted using SPSS 22.0, with descriptive statistics and inferential tests (paired-sample t-test, independent-sample t-test, repeated-measures ANOVA, and non-parametric equivalents) applied as appropriate. A p-value \< 0.05 will be considered statistically significant.

It is hypothesized that women receiving HPV education will demonstrate significantly higher post-intervention knowledge scores compared to those in the control group.

Conditions

  • Human Papillomavirus (HPV)
  • Awareness and Knowledge Level

Interventions

OTHER

HPV Awareness Education Group

Women who agree to participate in the training will receive a total of two hours of HPV awareness training in two sessions on the predetermined training date. The HPV awareness training will be delivered using a PowerPoint presentation, and at the end of the training, a brochure created in line with the literature will be distributed to the participating women to ensure retention. The brochure will be prepared by the researcher based on current literature sources. Expert opinions will be sought from specialists in the field of obstetrics and gynecology nursing regarding the training content, and revisions will be made if necessary. The training content will include the definition of HPV, risk factors, etiology, screening, HPV vaccination, transmission and prevention methods, and treatment. The training topics will be prepared by the faculty members responsible for the research in accordance with the literature.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2025-11-14
Primary Completion
2025-11-30
Completion
2025-11-30

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