Relationship between Health Literacy and Determinants of Pap Smear Test Based on the Protection Motivation Model

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Title: Relationship between Health Literacy and Determinants of Pap Smear Test Based on the Protection Motivation Model
Authors: Seyedeh gissia Fakhrelkoneini, Afshin Bahmani, Sairan Nili, Tahereh Pashaei
Source: تحقیقات سلامت در جامعه, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 40-50 (2024)
Publisher Information: Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, 2024.
Publication Year: 2024
Collection: LCC:Medicine
LCC:Public aspects of medicine
Subject Terms: cervical cancer, health literacy, pap smear, protection motivation, Medicine, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270
More Details: Introduction and purpose: Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among females, and one of the influential factors in the course of cervical cancer is the health literacy of patients. This study aimed to determine the relationship between health literacy and determinants of performing Pap smear tests based on the Protection Motivation Model. Methods: A sectional study was conducted on eligible females visiting the health center in the city of Muchesh, Iran in the year 2022. In total, 216 individuals were selected through a census. Data collection was performed using the Population Information Questionnaire, the Health Literacy Assessment Tool for the urban population of Iran (18-65 years old), and the Structured Questionnaire of Motivational Protection Theory. The collected data were entered into SPSS software (version 22), and analysis was carried out using descriptive statistics, the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test, analysis of variance, and Pearson correlation. The significance level was considered at P < 0.05. Results: The study results showed that the mean scores of health literacy, reading comprehension, access, perception, evaluation, and decision-making were 84.24 ± 9.30, 18.28 ± 6.30, 78.29 ± 4.30, 65.27 ± 9.31, 21.24 ± 6.31, and 29.25 ± 7.30, respectively. Health literacy had a significant relationship with the perceived severity score, perceived susceptibility score, perceived response efficacy score, perceived self-efficacy score, perceived rewards score, and the overall score (P
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: Persian
ISSN: 2423-6772
2423-6764
Relation: http://jhc.mazums.ac.ir/article-1-960-en.pdf; https://doaj.org/toc/2423-6772; https://doaj.org/toc/2423-6764
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/6b251158a071431eb506d479c0b6d38a
Accession Number: edsdoj.6b251158a071431eb506d479c0b6d38a
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals