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The study was completed with a total of 105 women, 51 of whom were in the experimental group and 54 of whom were in the control group.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Measurements<\/jats:title><jats:p>The personal information form, the human papillomavirus (HPV) knowledge scale, and the health belief model scale for cervical cancer and Pap smear test were employed as data collection instruments. The data were analyzed using the SPSS 25.0 package program, and the number, percentage, independent samples <jats:italic>t<\/jats:italic>\u2010test, and paired <jats:italic>t<\/jats:italic>\u2010test were utilized for data analysis.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Upon completion of the training program, the mean scores of the experimental group demonstrated a statistically significant increase in knowledge related to general HPV information, HPV screening tests, general HPV vaccines, and HPV vaccine programs when compared to the control group (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.001). Upon conclusion of the educational intervention, it was determined that the mean scores of cervical cancer sensitivity, caring, health motivation, Pap smear utility, and motivation of women in the experimental group exhibited an increase, while their general perception of Pap smear demonstrated a decrease (<jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u00a0&lt;\u00a00.05).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>The findings of this study indicate that educational initiatives targeting women regarding cervical cancer have a beneficial impact on their knowledge, attitudes, and health beliefs.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Trial Registration<\/jats:title><jats:p>NCT05990270 registered on <jats:ext-link xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" xlink:href=\"https:\/\/clinicaltrials.gov\/\">https:\/\/clinicaltrials.gov\/<\/jats:ext-link>.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/phn.13456","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,10,18]],"date-time":"2024-10-18T05:59:44Z","timestamp":1729231184000},"page":"363-373","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["The Effect of Cervical Cancer Education Given to Women in Turkey on Knowledge, Attitudes, and Health Beliefs: A Randomized Controlled Study"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"42","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0003-3574-2509","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hatice","family":"G\u00fcl \u00d6zta\u015f","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Midwifery Faculty of Health Sciences Kahramanmara\u015f S\u00fct\u00e7\u00fc \u0130mam University  Kahramanmara\u015f Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-9081-7660","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Kevser","family":"I\u015fik","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Public Health Nursing Faculty of Health Sciences Gaziantep University  Gaziantep Turkey"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"311","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,10,17]]},"reference":[{"issue":"2","key":"e_1_2_10_2_1","first-page":"188","article-title":"Knowledge About Cervical Cancer and Pap Smear and the Factors Influencing the Pap Test Screening Among Women","volume":"5","author":"Ashtarian H.","year":"2017","journal-title":"International Journal of Community Based Nursing and Midwifery"},{"issue":"1","key":"e_1_2_10_3_1","first-page":"77","article-title":"Women's Awareness of Gynecological Cancers and Factors Affecting Awareness","volume":"7","author":"Atlas B.","year":"2022","journal-title":"\u0130zmir Katip \u00c7elebi \u00dcniversitesi Sa\u011fl\u0131k Bilimleri Fak\u00fcltesi Dergisi"},{"issue":"1","key":"e_1_2_10_4_1","first-page":"177","article-title":"Factors Barring Disadvantaged Roma Women From Participating in Cervical Cancer Screening: Qualitative Analysis","volume":"12","author":"Ayd\u0131n M.","year":"2023","journal-title":"Bal\u0131kesir Sa\u011fl\u0131k Bilimleri Dergisi"},{"issue":"3","key":"e_1_2_10_5_1","first-page":"133","article-title":"Evaluation of Women Having Pap Smear Test by Health Belief Model Scale","volume":"4","author":"Bal M. 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