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Protection Motivation Theory-Based Education for Infectious Disease Prevention in Primary Care

NCT07790367 · Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2026-08-27

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Summary

This study aims to evaluate the effect of a Protection Motivation Theory-based educational intervention on infectious disease perception, risk awareness, and protective health behaviors among adults attending primary care services. Participants will be assigned to an intervention group or a control group. The intervention group will receive a face-to-face educational program based on Protection Motivation Theory, while the control group will continue to receive routine health services without an additional educational intervention during the study period. Outcomes will be assessed at baseline and at Week 4 using validated self-report measures.

Conditions

  • Infectious Disease Prevention

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Protection Motivation Theory-Based Educational Program

Participants in the intervention group will receive a face-to-face educational program based on Protection Motivation Theory. The program will cover infectious disease transmission routes, prevention methods, hand hygiene, mask use, environmental hygiene, maintenance of immunity, risk awareness, and protective health behaviors. The intervention is designed to enhance threat appraisal and coping appraisal related to infectious disease prevention and to promote protective health behaviors.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Yuzuncu Yil University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Muhammet Faruk Yigit, PhD · Yuzuncu Yil University

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2026-09-01
Primary Completion
2026-10-05
Completion
2026-11-01

Countries

  • Turkey (Türkiye)

Study Locations

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