Using the health beliefs model to implement mobile puberty health education in Iranian adolescent boys: a randomized controlled trial.

Introduction: Given boys' low health knowledge and their unhealthy behavior during puberty, which can cause many physical, mental, and psychological problems, it is important to prevent these complications. This study was therefore aimed to determine the efficacy of a mobile health educational intervention based on the Health Beliefs Model (HBM) on Iranian adolescent boys.

Materials And Methods: This randomized controlled trial involved junior high school boys ( = 148) in Iran studying during the 2020-2021 school year.