The predictors of COVID-19 preventive health behaviors among adolescents: the role of health belief model and health literacy

Vasli, Parvaneh; Shekarian-Asl, Zahra; Zarmehrparirouy, Mina; Hosseini, Meimanat

doi:10.1007/s10389-022-01808-x

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“…People with a low level of behavioral control make less effort to perform the right health-related behaviors or change wrong behaviors [ 7 , 31 , 38 ]. Modeling, repeating in practice, simplifying, and dividing a behavior into smaller steps, as well as strategies such as goal-setting, planning action, and planning to overcome obstacles, will ultimately have a positive effect on self-care [ 40 – 42 ].…”

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The mediating role of health literacy in the relationship between self-care and planned behavior against Covid-19

Panahi,

Ghalavand

2024

BMC Infect Dis

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Background Planned behaviors and self-care against the coronavirus are two important factor in controlling its spread and self-care behaviors depend on the level of health literacy. This research was conducted to determine the mediating role of health literacy in the relationship between elements of planned behavior and self-care in dealing with the Covid-19. Methods In this descriptive-analytical quantitative study, the sample size was calculated using Cochrane’s formula and considering a p-value of 0.51, α = 0.05, and d = 0.05, and 313 students were selected based on stratified and random method. To gather data and assess various aspects of variables, a questionnaires were utilized, focusing on health literacy, self-car and planned behavior. The relationship between the variables was examined by SPSS version 26 and via descriptive statistics, including the mean and standard deviation, and inferential statistics such as Pearson’s correlation coefficient (P = 0.05), path analysis, and determining the standard coefficients between self-care and planned behavior, mediated by the indicators of the health literacy. Results A significant difference was found between the level of health literacy of women and men. The comparison of the mean health literacy and self-care behavior in terms of other variables did not show any significant difference. Meanwhile, the comparison of health status control behaviors, hand washing, and mask use did not show any significant difference between the two groups. A positive and significant correlation was found between self-care behaviors, attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavioral control, and behavioral intention. The relationship of health literacy and psychological variables of attitude, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control with self-care against COVID-19 was significant. Conclusion The direct and significant impact of health literacy on individuals’ self-care behaviors against the coronavirus was not observed. However, health literacy did have a significant effect on subjective norms. This finding is important because subjective norms significantly influenced individuals’ behavioral intention, which in turn had a significant effect on self-care behaviors against the coronavirus. Thus, health literacy played a mediating role in this relationship. Furthermore, attitude emerged as the strongest predictor of behavioral intention, exerting a direct effect. Conversely, perceived behavioral control did not directly and significantly affect students’ self-care behaviors.

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The mediating role of health literacy in the relationship between self-care and planned behavior against Covid-19

Panahi,

Ghalavand

2024

BMC Infect Dis

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“…In this study, we employed the Health Belief Model (HBM) to investigate the predictors of OP preventive behaviors among middle-aged and older community members. The HBM elucidates the reasons and circumstances under which individuals will adopt preventive behaviors ( 28 ). Our findings highlighted that knowledge is a critical element in altering OP prevention behavior by indirectly affecting HBM factors such as perceived benefits, perceived threats, and self-efficacy, in addition to directly influencing prevention behavior.…”

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Predicting osteoporosis preventive behaviors in middle-aged and older urban Shanghai residents: a health belief model-based path analysis in a multi-center population study

Wang,

Li,

Chang

et al. 2023

Front. Public Health

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BackgroundOsteoporosis represents a significant health concern as a widespread metabolic bone condition. In this study, we aim to utilize path analysis to examine the intricate relationships among demographic information, Health Belief Model (HBM) constructs and osteoporosis preventive behavior among Shanghai residents over 40 years of age.MethodsA multi-center population study was conducted in 20 volunteer communities in Shanghai, China. Out of the 2,000 participants who volunteered, 1,903 completed the field survey.Results56.0% of participants were females. Their mean age was 63.64 ± 10.30 years. The self-efficacy score among females (42.27 ± 15.82) was also significantly higher than that among males (40.68 ± 15.20). in the pathway analysis. In the path analysis preventive behaviors were significantly predicted by education (β = 0.082, p < 0.001), knowledge (β = 0.132, p < 0.001) and self-efficacy (β = 0.392, p < 0.001).ConclusionsThis study highlights the importance of gender, education, knowledge and self-efficacy in promoting OP preventive behaviors using the Health Belief Model. The findings emphasize the need for tailored interventions to address the specific needs of different demographic groups.

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“…However, the number of PLWH with monkeypox is still high [25]. The health belief model (HBM) is widely used to predict health-related behaviors [31,32,33]. We referred to the theory of HBM and used the characteristics…”

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Cues to action, perceived risk, perceived benefits, perceived obstacles and executed safety behavior of preventing monkeypox infection among PLWH : a structural equation model

Qi,

Yu,

Guo

et al. 2023

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Background Between June and August, there was an increase in monkeypox cases in China, and the mortality rate (7%) caused by monkeypox infection among people living with HIV(PLWH) is higher than that of the general population. It is particularly important for PLWH to adopt healthy behaviors to prevent monkeypox infection. Health education activities to prevent infection have been carried out through various channels, but we know very little about the prevention and control behaviors adopted by PLWH. Methods The subjects of this cross-sectional study included 467 PLWHs from Heilongjiang Province, China. The questionnaire was collected through Questionnaire Star from August 11 to September 10, 2023, including general sociological data, cues to action(CA), perceived risk (PR), perceived benefits(PB), perceived obstacles(PO) and executed safety behavior(ESB) data. The effects of CA on PR, PB, PO, and ESB were calculated using a structural equation model, as well as the effects of PR, PB, and PO on ESB. We also calculated the intermediate effects of PR, PB, and PO between CA and ESB. Results There were statistically significant differences (P < 0.05) in gender, marital status, sexual orientation, fixed sexual partner, receiving HIV related treatment, heard of monkeypox, more accurate channels for obtaining information, more willing to access information channels, the most satisfactory channel for obtaining information and monkeypox cognition. There weren’t statistically significant differences (P > 0.05) in education level and occupation. The structural equation indicates that cues to action(CA) was predictive factors for perceived risk (PR), perceived benefits(PB), perceived obstacles(PO) and executed safety behavior(ESB) (P < 0.001). Perceived risk (PR), perceived benefits(PB) and perceived obstacles(PO) were predictive factors for the executed safety behavior(ESB) (P < 0.01). PR played a mediating role of 33.99% between CA and ESB. PO played a mediating role of 6.9% between CA and ESB. PB didn’t play a mediating role between CA and ESB. Conclusions This study indicates that preventing monkeypox behaviors among PLWH is better, but there is still a gap between correctly implementing preventive behavior by everyone. CA, PR, PB, and PO are predictive factors for ESB. PR and PO play a mediating role between CA and ESB. Therefore, increasing CA, PR, and PB, and reducing PO can be used to improve the ESB of monkeypox among PLWH.

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The predictors of COVID-19 preventive health behaviors among adolescents: the role of health belief model and health literacy

Cited by 8 publications

References 39 publications

The mediating role of health literacy in the relationship between self-care and planned behavior against Covid-19

The mediating role of health literacy in the relationship between self-care and planned behavior against Covid-19

Predicting osteoporosis preventive behaviors in middle-aged and older urban Shanghai residents: a health belief model-based path analysis in a multi-center population study

Cues to action, perceived risk, perceived benefits, perceived obstacles and executed safety behavior of preventing monkeypox infection among PLWH : a structural equation model

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