Tippawan ChaiwongThitiapha TangkawanichChudchawal Jantarawijit2011-02-222011-02-222010-05-192010-05-19Thai Journal of Nursing Council; Vol 25, No. 1 January-March 2010; 67-76http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/132523The purpose of quasi – experimental research was to study the effect of education program based on the Health Belief Model on prevention cadmium exposure among high-risk female students. The subjects were twelve to fifteen years old and level of cadmium in urine higher than 1 μg / g Cr. Twenty six subjects were purposively selected and assigned to either experimental or control group. The experimental group received education program based on the Health Belief Model, whereas the control group received regular instruction. The instruments were demographic data and a questionnaire on the prevention cadmium exposure. Five experts verified the program and the questionnaire. The internal consistency of the questionnaire was 0.72. The hypothesis was tested by independent t-test and Dependent t-test.The result showed that the experimental group had a prevention cadmium exposure mean score significantly higher than in control group (p \< 0.001). It is also found that the experimental group had significantly higher mean score of prevention cadmium exposure after received education program based on the Health Belief Model compared to before received education program based on the Health Belief Model (p \< 0.001).The study indicates that this program can be used to promote for prevention cadmium exposure in female students.en-USThailand Nursing and Midwifery Council, Ministry of Public Health, ThailandResearch Reports