Dissecting Supplement and Nutrients Intake of Adults with and without COVID-19 History through the Lens of Health Belief Model

Abstract

Over the past two years, the world has faced the pandemic, COVID-19, and various changes. Several regulations and recommendations from the Ministry of Health of Indonesia have contributed to behavioral changes among Indonesian residents, especially in food consumption patterns. The change in food consumption patterns can be a positive change that formed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to examine whether the application of a Health Belief Model (HBM)-based nutrition education programme can be effectively used in changing the beliefs of adults with or without a COVID-19 history in supplement and nutrient intake. This study was a cross-sectional study involving 140 adults. This study placed 70 adults with/without a COVID-19 history into the intervention group. The intervention group participated in a nutrition education programme. The respondents were asked to fill out the questionnaire. The data were analyzed by independent and paired t-tests and Chi-square test. The result of this study showed no association between perceived susceptibility, severity, benefit, barrier, and self-efficacy, of nutrient and supplement intake with the history of COVID-19 among the respondents. However, most of the respondents in this study were low in their scores of perceivedness. Thus, it is still important for the government to increase nutrient and supplement intake education, especially in young adults aged below 25 years old.

COVID-19-induced changes to food consumption and perceived well-being among low-income consumers in Trinidad and Tobago

“…A study in Indonesia also revealed that during the pandemic there was an increase in the consumption of fresh food (e.g. fresh vegetables and fruit) while the consumption of processed foods declined (Mahmudiono et al ., 2022a). These findings are consistent with the tenets of the Health Belief Model (Rosenstock, 1974), which suggests that individuals would increase their consumption of healthy foods as a means of coping with the threat posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.…”

Perbandingan Metode Online dan Offline dalam Peningkatan Awareness Calon Pengantin Terhadap Gizi Prakonsepsi Sebagai Upaya Pencegahan Stunting pada Kursus Persiapan Pernikahan

“…Sedangkan secara online peningkatan pengetahuan terkait gizi prakonsepsi tidak berbeda signifi kan walaupun terlihat ada sedikit peningkatan. Konstruksi Health Belief Model adalah model edukasi yang berfokus pada upaya untuk meningkatkan kesehatan masyarakat dengan mempelajari bagaimana seseorang dapat gagal dalam mengadopsi upaya pencegahan penyakit (Mahmudiono et al, 2022). Dalam penelitian ini, diketahui banyak responden yang belum mengetahui tentang pentingnya gizi prakonsepsi sehingga dapat diprediksi jika paradigma dan pengetahuan responden tidak diperbaiki, maka akan dapat menjadi faktor pencetus tingginya kejadian stunting sebagai akibat dari gagalnya penerapan gizi prakonsepsi.…”

Galactagogue Food Consumption, Perception of Insufficient Milk Supply, and Exclusive Breastfeeding in Chinese Postpartum Women: An Analysis of Repeated Measures

“…The Health Belief Model (HBM) was used to explain various behaviors associated with positive health outcomes (Janz & Becker, 1984). Perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived barriers and benefits, and self-efficacy are four components of HBM, which help design the instruments of consuming behaviors (Mahmudiono et al, 2022). In light of this, this study aims to examine (a) the consumption pattern of galactagogue foods in Chinese postpartum women and (b) the association between galactagogue food consumption, the perception of insufficient milk supply, and exclusive breastfeeding.…”