title: Impact of Educational Intervention on Patients Behavior with Smear-positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Study Using the Health Belief Model.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Tuberculosis is a single-agent infectious disease, which is the major cause of death around the world. Approximately one third of the world's population is infected with tuberculosis (TB) bacilli and at risk of developing active TB. The purpose of this study was determined the impact of education based on health belief model in promoting behavior of smear-positive pulmonary TB among patients in Chabahar city, Iran.
  
  
  METHODS
  Of the 80 smear-positive pulmonary TB who referred to health centers in Chabahar voluntarily participated in this interventional study. The data collected using questionnaire based on health belief model. The data were analyzed by using paired t-test, independent t-test, pearson correlation and chi-square test with SPSS 16.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The cognitive skills were increased significantly from 6.10 to 6.88 after intervention. All behavioral skills were increased significantly from 2.08 to 2.88 after implementing the intervention. Perceived severity was increased from11.08to12.19 significantly. Percepted benefits were enhanced significantly from 11.48 to 12.23. Mean percepted barrier was decreased significantly from 17.52 to 16.68.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Findings demonstrated that implementing educational intervention programs can increase the level of knowledge and behavior of patients regarding smear- positive pulmonary TB initiatives.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Health, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.
authors.forename: Khair Mohammad
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Jadgal
authors.affiliation: Department of Food and Drug, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.
authors.forename: Tayebeh
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakhaei-Moghadam
authors.affiliation: School of Health, Torbat Heidariye University of Medical Sciences, Torbat Heidariye, Iran.
authors.forename: Hadi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Alizadeh-Seiouki
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Education and Promotion, School of Health, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran.
authors.forename: Iraj
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Zareban
authors.affiliation: Zabol Medicinal Plants Research Center, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran ; Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran.
authors.forename: Javad
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sharifi-Rad
keywords: educational intervention; health belief model; positive-smear pulmonary TB