What is it about?

One of the health education methods is the use of electronic media such as Short Message Service (SMS). Using SMS is the easiest and cheapest way to increase the literacy level of society about issues that may be less likely to be noticed. We have shown that SMS can be effective in nutritional behavior change related to risk of osteoporosis.

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Why is it important?

Few studies have been conducted to investigate the impact of text messages as an educational method in Iran. This is the first study in Iran of which we are aware that evaluated the impact of text messages, through integration with HBM, on behavioral change in adult women, which in turn is one of the strengths of this study.

Perspectives

Using modern educational methods to raise people's awareness of health issues can be important because in today's world, given the work and life issues, people do not have the opportunity to attend classes, and this study has given me an exciting experience in This field was.

leila parandeh
Tabriz University of Medical Sciences

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This page is a summary of: The effect of educational text message based on health belief model on osteoporosis preventive behaviors in women: a randomized controlled clinical trial, Women & Health, April 2019, Taylor & Francis,
DOI: 10.1080/03630242.2019.1590495.
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