The effect of education on health literacy and how to use health services in postmenopausal women

The effect of education based on the theory of planned behavior and self-efficacy on the level of health literacy of postmenopausal women and their use of health services in comprehensive health centers of Mashhad,1396

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20160710028863N27

Enrollment

400

Registered

2018-06-01

Start date

2018-05-12

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-07-16

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Conditions

menopause. Menopausal and female climacteric states

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group: Conducting educational classes according to the subject of discussion and based on the study model. Intervention 2: Control group: no intervention in this group.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

45 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Entry criteria: 1. Women's willingness to participate in the study. 2. No hormonal medication use. 3. No hysterectomy. 4. Interruption of menstruation for at least 12 months. 6. Live in Mashhad

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Exit criteria: 1. No desire to continue cooperation 2. Absence of more than one training session 3. No answer to more than 10% of questionnaire questions 4. Being fat

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Health literacy. Timepoint: Before, immediately and three months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Tofla Short Health Literacy Questionnaire.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
How to use health services. Timepoint: Before, immediately and three months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Researcher made questionnaire.;Self-efficacy. Timepoint: Before, immediately and three months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Scherer self-efficacy questionnaire.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactNooshin Peyman

Mashhad University of Medical Sciences

abdolmalekib951@mums.ac.ir+98 51 3854 1514

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026