Author/Authors :
Kaveh Mohammad Hossein نويسنده Department of Health Education, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran , Nazari Mahin نويسنده Department of Health Education and Promotion, Faculty of Health andNutrition, Shiraz University of MedicalSciences , Ghaem Haleh نويسنده Department of Biostatics, Faculty of Health and Nutrition, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran Ghaem Haleh , Taravatmanesh Goli نويسنده MSc Student of Health Promotion and Education, Shiraz
University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran , Soltani Abouzar نويسنده Assistant Professor, Department of Medical Entomology,
Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
Abstract :
Background Regarding the high prevalence of Cutaneous
Leishmaniasis and the limited studies on educating households through
the educational models for Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, the present study
was done with the aim of investigating the effects of educational
intervention on preventive behaviors towards Cutaneous Leishmaniasis at
Kharameh city in 2014. Methods This was an interventional study in which
the statistical population were the households covered by the urban
health centers of Kharameh city. 110 households were selected as the
experimental group and 110 ones were selected as the control group. The
educational intervention based on enabling factors, reinforcing factors
and predisposing factors were implemented. Before the intervention and
two months after that, the required data was collected through a
questionnaire whose validity and reliability had been approved.
Descriptive indicators as well as independent T-test, paired T-test and
chi-square test were used. The data was then analyzed using the SPSS
software, version 16. The significance level was considered 0.05 in all
tests. Results The mean scores of knowledge, attitude, enabling factors
and reinforcing factors regarding behavior increased significantly in
the experimental group after the intervention but no significant
difference was seen in the control group (P ≤ 0.0001). Conclusions The
education based on enabling factors, reinforcing factors and
predisposing factors had a significant effect on the households’
behavior as well as the Cutaneous Leishmaniasis control.
