Development an educational program in order to promote Skin Cancer Preventive behaviors using PRECEDE Model among students in Tehran City

In order to promote preventive skin cancer behaviors among high school students an educational program developed applying the PRECEDE Model. This study describes the process of planning a Skin Cancer Preventive Program (SCPM) designed for high school students in Teheran.

The development of the SCMP started with a comprehensive review of the literature. This included a review of the risk factors، signs، symptoms and burden of skin cancer، its preventive behaviors، and the educational programs designed، previously. Alongside، in order to help inform SCPM development، a cross-sectional survey was applied on a sample of 450 high school students in Tehran، Iran.

In the cross-sectional survey، statistically significant relationships were found between skin cancer preventive behaviors and all other PRECEDE variables except for attitude. Linear regression analysis showed that the independent variables predicted 43% of skin cancer preventive behaviors within which enabling factors was the most significant variable.

The PRECEDE component of PRECEDE-PROCEED model was found to be helpful in providing the conceptual framework in order to design the SCPM for high school students in Iran. Further studies are suggested to employ and evaluate the SCPM among high school students.