Assessing the effectiveness of an educational intervention with the help of peers on awareness, attitude and performance towards sexually transmitted diseases, attitude towards HIV testing and self-efficacy of condom use in female sex workers.

?Assessing the effectiveness of an educational intervention with the help of peers on awareness, attitude and performance towards sexually transmitted diseases, attitude towards HIV testing and self-efficacy of condom use in female sex workers.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20240220061054N1

Enrollment

Registered

2024-03-24

Start date

2024-05-21

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-05-27

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Conditions

Sexual Health.

Interventions

Intervention 1: The intervention group receives the sexual health education package from peer forces through one-hour training sessions once a week at the center. Five female sex workers referred to t

the training content is designed and evaluated based on the components of Robinson's sexual health model and a qualitative study on the sexual health training needs of the target group. Intervention 2

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Experience of sex work in the past year Age above 18 years Staying for more than three months in the city of study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Transgenders HIV patients

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Knowledge, attitude and performance of female sex workers towards sexually transmitted diseases. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and 3 months after the end of the intervention (educational package). Method of measurement: The questionnaire of knowledge, attitude and practice of sexually transmitted diseases in vulnerable women which has been validated by Broumandfar et al. (2016) in Iran.;Attitudes towards HIV testing. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and 3 months after the end of the intervention (educational package). Method of measurement: Questionnaire of attitudes towards HIV testing.;Condom use self-efficacy. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and 3 months after the end of the intervention (educational package). Method of measurement: Questionnaire of Condom use self-efficacy.	—

Measure

Time frame

Knowledge, attitude and performance of female sex workers towards sexually transmitted diseases. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and 3 months after the end of the intervention (educational package). Method of measurement: The questionnaire of knowledge, attitude and practice of sexually transmitted diseases in vulnerable women which has been validated by Broumandfar et al. (2016) in Iran.;Attitudes towards HIV testing. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and 3 months after the end of the intervention (educational package). Method of measurement: Questionnaire of attitudes towards HIV testing.;Condom use self-efficacy. Timepoint: At the beginning of the study and 3 months after the end of the intervention (educational package). Method of measurement: Questionnaire of Condom use self-efficacy.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactIman Navidi

Tehran University of Medical Sciences

navidi58@gmail.com+98 86 3314 6266

Outcome results

None listed

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