The effect of educational intervention based on social cognitive theory in health volunteers on preventive behaviors of cutaneous leishmaniosis in volunteers and covered households

Determining the effect of education based on social cognitive theory in health ambassadors on preventive behaviors of cutaneous leishmaniasis in ambassadors and covered families in rural areas of Mashhad.

A randomized, single-blind, randomized controlled clinical trial was performed on 220 participants selected by stepwise cluster sampling.

Internal medicine in the field of education for the prevention of leishmaniasis in health ambassadors in the intervention village is done through the Internet cyberspace and the presentation of educational texts based on social cognitive theory. Then the result of the intervention on the behavior of rural household members before, after, and 3 months after the intervention will be determined and analyzed. When entering information into the software, the information identifying the intervention and control group is hidden so that the analyst is blind to their findings.

Join as a health ambassador - Informed consent - Confirmation of disability or physical disability - Health Ambassador over the age of 15 - Not participating in health ambassadors training classes - Family members with the ability to read and write - Age between 15 to 40 years of family members Exclusion criteria: - Reluctance to cooperate

Educational intervention to improve leishmaniasis prevention behaviors is performed for the experimental group in the intervention village. During the intervention, the control group did not receive training. But after the intervention, the training package is presented to the control group.

Preventive behaviors against leishmaniasis Scores of structures of self-efficacy, self-control, social support, outcome expectations, self-efficacy of overcoming obstacles, environmental perception, emotional adjustment, and outcome value.

With a multi-stage cluster method of comprehensive rural health service centers and health houses affiliated to Mashhad city health center number one, which consists of 51 rural centers and health houses in three clusters (clusters based on their geographical location relative to the city health center) Mashhad number one is considered) First, a cluster will be selected randomly by lottery method. Each health house will be given a number and by drawing a health house for the experimental group (individual number) and a health house It is assigned to the control group (even number). Then, in each of the selected health centers, the list of registered health ambassadors is extracted and according to the Word criteria, individuals are included in the study and sample size.

In this study, the study analysts are kept blind to the information of the intervention and control groups by assigning an unspecified title (for example, by titles of groups 1 and 3).