Effectiveness of a Health Belief Model-based integrated health education and mobile phone short message service intervention on health knowledge, perception, and self-efficacy toward smoking

A quasi-experimental study among industrial workers in Myanmar

Bibliographic Data

ID15366114
AuthorsMyo Zin Oo (0000-0001-9980-6343, Chiang Mai University, corresponding author), Soe Sandi Tint (0000-0003-1805-013X, Chiang Mai University), Alessio Panza (0000-0003-1698-8108, Chulalongkorn University), Sathirakorn Pongpanich (0000-0003-2632-3919, Chulalongkorn University), Pramon Viwattanakulvanid (0000-0002-9959-8860, Chulalongkorn University), Somdeth Bodhisane (0000-0002-1451-6185, Chulalongkorn University), Amaraporn Rerkasem (0000-0002-8975-6677, Chiang Mai University), Kittipan Rerkasem (0000-0003-0784-2449, Chiang Mai University)
Year2025
Volume25
Issue1
Pages1562-1562
Publication date2025-04-26
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12889-025-22754-9
PMID40287732
OpenAlexW4409844180
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited34

This study's intervention significantly improved the health knowledge, perception, and self-efficacy toward smoking among industrial workers in Myanmar, highlighting the importance of targeted workplace interventions

Biostatistics · Health belief model · Health education · Intervention (counseling · Medical education · Mobile phone · Perception · Phone · Public health · Self-efficacy · Applied Psychology · Behavioral Health and Interventions · COVID-19 and Mental Health · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Smoking Behavior and Cessation · Social Psychology