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Effects of a cancer prevention education program on elementary school students' knowledge, attitude, self-efficacy, and intentions in South Korea / 한국역학회지
Epidemiology and Health ; : 2019027-2019.
Artigo em Inglês | WPRIM | ID: wpr-785760
ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVES:

Most children and adolescents have low levels of cancer knowledge and awareness, and infrequently engage in preventive behaviors. This study examined the effects of a short classroom-based intervention for cancer prevention on knowledge, attitude toward cancer preventability, self-efficacy, and behavioral intentions of fifth-grade elementary school students.

METHODS:

The study was based on a pre-post-follow-up, 2-group, quasi-experimental design. Participants in the intervention group attended two 40-minute sessions on cancer prevention education and watched a music video about cancer prevention, while participants in the control group were only exposed to the music video. Self-reported knowledge, attitude toward cancer preventability, self-efficacy, and behavioral intentions were assessed 1 week pre-intervention and post-intervention, as well as 3 months post-intervention.

RESULTS:

The 3-month post-intervention results revealed partial effects, indicating that the education intervention improved knowledge and attitudes toward cancer preventability; however, no effects were observed on self-efficacy and behavioral intentions 3 months after the intervention.

CONCLUSIONS:

Long-term regular booster sessions are required to improve not only social-cognitive factors, but also behavioral intentions, which could result in behavior changes promoting cancer prevention.
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Texto completo: DisponíveL Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental) Assunto principal: Avaliação de Programas e Projetos de Saúde / Intenção / Educação / Coreia (Geográfico) / Música Tipo de estudo: Estudos de avaliação Limite: Adolescente / Criança / Humanos País/Região como assunto: Ásia Idioma: Inglês Revista: Epidemiology and Health Ano de publicação: 2019 Tipo de documento: Artigo

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Texto completo: DisponíveL Índice: WPRIM (Pacífico Ocidental) Assunto principal: Avaliação de Programas e Projetos de Saúde / Intenção / Educação / Coreia (Geográfico) / Música Tipo de estudo: Estudos de avaliação Limite: Adolescente / Criança / Humanos País/Região como assunto: Ásia Idioma: Inglês Revista: Epidemiology and Health Ano de publicação: 2019 Tipo de documento: Artigo