The Effect of Women's Heart Health Awareness Program

The Effect of a Heart Health Awareness Program on Women's Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practice Toward Cardiovascular Disease and Health Literacy: A Single-Blind Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

The aim of this study is to examine the effect of a gender-specific heart health protection awareness program, incorporating video-supported reminder messages, on knowledge, attitudes, practices (KAP) regarding cardiovascular diseases and health literacy among adult women aged 20 to 64 with no prior diagnosis of cardiovascular disease. The centers where the study is conducted will be divided into intervention (n=4) and control (n=5) groups using cluster randomization. While the intervention group receives a heart health awareness program consisting of three sessions in total, including education, risk factor screening, and individual counseling over a period of three weeks, the control group will receive standard of care. Data will be collected at the beginning of the first session and after the completion of the final session.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being female,
• Aged between 20 and 64 years (inclusive),
• Being literate,
• Regularly attending any course at the Family Center,
• Active user of the WhatsApp application.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Being an immigrant with a Turkish language barrier (unable to communicate in Turkish),
• Being pregnant,
• Being in the postpartum period,
• Having a prior diagnosis of any cardiovascular disease,
• Having a prior diagnosis of any type of cancer.