“…Perceived benefit is a concept of Pender Health Promotion Model that supports 6 major components of healthy lifestyle. These components include health responsibility, physical activity, nutrition, spiritual growth, interpersonal support and stress management (Eshah, Bond, & Sivarajan, 2010).The results of several studies supported that perceived benefits can improve health behavior in various areas (Kim, Ahn, & No, 2012;Lovell, Ansari, & Parker, 2010;Noroozi, Esmaili, Tahmasebi, & Vahdat, 2017;Salahshoori, Sharifirad, Hassanzadeh, & Mostafavi, 2014). In this study perceived benefits were associated with the prevention behavior of anemia during pregnancy.…”