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Does a text messaging intervention improve knowledge, attitudes and practice regarding iodine deficiency and iodized salt consumption?
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Mehran, Ladan Nazeri, Pantea Delshad, Hossein Mirmiran, Parvin Mehrabi, Yadollah Azizi, Fereidoun |
| Copyright Year | 2012 |
| Description | Objective: To determine the effectiveness of implementation of a prevention programme via mobile phone text messaging in enhancing knowledge, attitudes and practice concerning iodine deficiency and iodized salt consumption.Design: In a randomized controlled trial, participants were subjected to a brief tele-educational support regarding iodine deficiency and the importance of iodized salt consumption. The intervention group received daily text messages via mobile phone for 6 weeks. Knowledge, attitude and practice scores, urinary iodine concentration and salt iodine content were assessed at baseline and 8 weeks after the intervention.Setting: Participants were recruited from health-care centres in Tehran, the capital city of Iran.Subjects: For the present study 205 females aged ≥18 years were randomly assigned to the intervention (n 95) and control (n 110) groups.Results: A significant difference was found in median knowledge scores between the intervention and control groups at follow-up (P = 0·004). There was also a significant difference in median attitude scores between the intervention and control groups (P = 0·02). The intervention group did not differ significantly in median practice score, urinary iodine concentration and salt iodine content from the control group.Conclusions: Text messaging interventions are effective in improving individuals’ knowledge and attitudes regarding preventive health-care topics. |
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| Ending Page | 2325 |
| Page Count | 6 |
| Starting Page | 2320 |
| ISSN | 13689800 |
| e-ISSN | 14752727 |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1368980012000869 |
| Journal | Public Health Nutrition |
| Issue Number | 12 |
| Volume Number | 15 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
| Publisher Date | 2012-12-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Public Health Nutrition Obstetrics and Gynecology Knowledge, Attitudes and Practice |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Nutrition and Dietetics Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health |
