Lung Cancer (Screening and Prevention)
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention group (Education group):Health Belief Model (HBM)-based health education program focusing on perceived susceptibility, perceived benefits, perceived barriers, and self-efficacy related to
Control group (Non-education group):No educational intervention
participants receive only routine health information.
Sponsors
College of Nursing, University of Baghdad
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. University students currently enrolled at the University of Telafer; 2. Current smokers; former smokers within the past 15 years; or individuals with a smoking history of one pack per day for 30 years; 3. Aged 18 years and above; 4. Able to read and understand Arabic; 5. Willing to participate and provide informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Students diagnosed with lung cancer or any other chronic disease; 2. Non-smokers; 3. Students who have previously participated in an educational program related to lung cancer or had undergone lung cancer screening using a low-dose CT scan.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Lung Cancer Knowledge; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Perceived Risk, Perceived benefit, Perceived barriers, Perceived self-efficacy; | — |
Countries
Iraq
Contacts
Public ContactMethaq Nawfal Qasim
University of Baghdad, College of Nursing
Outcome results
None listed