TY - JOUR T1 - Effect of Health Belief Model Education on the Participation of Rural Women in Papsmear Test TT - اثر آموزش مبتنی بر مدل اعتقاد بهداشتی بر میزان مشارکت زنان روستایی در انجام آزمایش پاپ اسمیر JF - J-Nurs-Edu JO - J-Nurs-Edu VL - 5 IS - 4 UR - http://jne.ir/article-1-717-en.html Y1 - 2016 SP - 34 EP - 40 KW - Pap Smear KW - Cervical Cancer KW - Health Belief Model N2 - Introduction: Cervical cancer is one of the most prevalent cancers in females. Pap smear test is an effective screening program; however, it is not conducted very frequently. The purpose of this article was to present findings on the effect of health belief model education on women's participation in Pap smear examination. Methods: The study included a convenience sample of asymptomatic females aged 20 years and older, who were living in Sarvabad. Overall, 180 subjects were selected and randomly divided to experimental (n = 90) and control (n = 90) groups. Data were collected using a demographic questionnaire and items of the Health Belief Model were self-reported. Data analysis included descriptive statistics for demographic variables, and Manwitny test and Chi-square determined the associations of other variables. Results: Our findings showed that the mean scores of the intervention group and the control group based on the Mann-Whitney test in perceived susceptibility, perceived benefits, perceived barriers and perceived self-efficacy had a significant relationship. However, the severity had no significant relationship.Furthermore, 64.5% of people in the intervention group had pap test. Rate of doing a Pap test in the intervention group was 2.5 times that of the control. Conclusions: Findings showed that targeted training and education models influence participation of women in the Pap smear test. M3 10.21859/jne-05045 ER -