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__Armaghane Danesh__ 2014, 19(9): 797-807 Back to browse issues page
Influence of Educational Program Based on Health Belief Model in Health Beliefs in AIDS Among Students
Khadejeh Soltani 1, Sedeghehsadat Avafian2 , Seyedmasood Vakili3
1- Health education Department, School of Medicine, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran , :tavafian@modares.ac.ir
2- Health education Department, School of Medicine, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran, Iran
3- 3Health education Department, School of Medicine, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran
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Background and aim: Considering the rise of HIV transmission through sexual contact, the necessity of disease prevention through sexually transmitted is apparent from the models. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of educational program based on health belief model in health beliefs about AIDS in high school female students in tehran. Methods: The present interventional study was conducted on 77 students in level one, two and three as intervention group and 72 students as control group from two high schools of area 8. Data collection tool was a questionnaire containing demographic information and questions related to the health belief model. After pretest on both groups the only intervention group was educated based on HIV and AIDS preventive behaviors. Collected data were analyzed by Paired t-test and Independent t-test. Results: In spite of similarity in both groups at baseline, the intervention was carried out based on health belief leads to a significant improvement in knowledge, perceived susceptibility, severity, benefits and self-efficacy respectively (p< 0.05). It also indicated that the students' perceived barriers to HIV preventive behaviors and beliefs associated to the disease significantly declined (p <0.05). Conclusion: Results of study revealed that the educational program might improve the health beliefs of the students regarding HIV preventive behaviors. Therefore it is recommended to high schools if the training program be approved by other studies.
Keywords: Health education program, Health Belief Model, HIV/AIDS, student, Iran
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Type of Study: Research | Subject: Special
Received: 2015/03/16 | Accepted: 2015/03/16 | Published: 2015/03/16


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