While rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Iran are alarming, little is known about preventive sexual behaviors. The purpose of this article was to assess the effect of a mobile-based educational program to promote preventive behaviors regarding STIs in Iranian women. Using Roger's protection motivation theory, the following measures were developed as the study's conceptual framework: STI knowledge, STI vulnerability, STI prevention self-efficacy and STI prevention intentions. These variables were measured by the Persian version of a valid Korean four-scale tool. Data from 76 women were analyzed: 37 women in the smartphone application (Experimental) group and 39 in the control group. Health Education Sexually Transmitted Infections Application was developed as a smartphone application training program. Participants were tested at three-time points: pre-test (baseline), post-test 1 (immediately after the program's completion) and post-test 2 (16 weeks after the program's completion). Significant group differences were found at different times in STI knowledge, vulnerability, prevention self-efficacy and prevention intentions. The smartphone application was effective in sustaining the effects of the educational program in the experimental group. The development of appropriate teaching materials on sensitive public health issues, such as STIs to promote individual self-learning skills is suggested.

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基于移动教育的伊朗妇女中与性传播感染相关的预防行为的教育干预措施。

尽管伊朗的性传播感染率令人震惊，但对于预防性行为知之甚少。本文的目的是评估基于移动的教育计划在伊朗妇女中促进有关性传播感染的预防行为的效果。使用罗杰（Roger）的保护动机理论，制定了以下措施作为研究的概念框架：性传播疾病知识，性传播感染脆弱性，性传播疾病预防自我效能和性传播疾病预防意图。这些变量是通过有效的朝鲜语四级工具的波斯版本测得的。分析了来自76位女性的数据：智能手机应用程序（实验）组中的37位女性和对照组中的39位女性。健康教育性传播感染应用程序是作为智能手机应用程序培训计划而开发的。在三个时间点对参与者进行测试：测试前（基线），测试后1（程序完成后立即）和测试后2（程序完成后16周）。在不同时期，在性传播感染知识，脆弱性，预防自我效能和预防意图方面发现了显着的群体差异。智能手机应用程序可以有效地维持实验组中的教育程序的效果。建议开发有关敏感的公共卫生问题的适当教材，例如性传播感染，以提高个人的自学能力。脆弱性，预防自我效能和预防意图。智能手机应用程序可以有效地维持实验组中的教育程序的效果。建议开发有关敏感的公共卫生问题的适当教材，例如性传播感染，以提高个人的自学能力。脆弱性，预防自我效能和预防意图。智能手机应用程序可以有效地维持实验组中的教育程序的效果。建议开发有关敏感的公共卫生问题的适当教材，例如性传播感染，以提高个人的自学能力。