The Efficiency of the Health Belief Model in Predicting the Preventive Behaviors of Pregnant Women During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Iran-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

The Efficiency of the Health Belief Model in Predicting the Preventive Behaviors of Pregnant Women During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Iran

Published:2023-12-06 Issue:1 Volume:37 Page:76-80
ISSN:0894-3184
Container-title:Nursing Science Quarterly
language:en
Short-container-title:Nurs Sci Q

Author:

Hatamzadeh Nasser¹,Shakerinejad Ghodratollah²,Navak Tayebeh³,Haghi Mehdi⁴,Haghighizadeh Mohammad Hosein⁵,Baumann Steven L.⁶^ORCID

Affiliation:

1. Department of Health Promotion and Education, School of Health, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran

2. ACECR Khuzestan, Health Education Research Group, Ahvaz, Iran

3. School of Health, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran

4. Social Determinants of Health Research Center, School of Health and Nutrition, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran

5. Department of Biostatistics, School of Health, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran

6. Hunter College, Williston Park, NY, USA

Abstract

This study examined the efficiency of the health belief model in understanding preventive behaviors of pregnant women in Iran. A cross-sectional descriptive-analytical methodology study was conducted of pregnant women who were referred to a healthcare center in 2021. The data were the responses to a questionnaire designed for this study. The data were analyzed with SPSS 24 software, Amos 22 software, correlation tests, regression analysis, and independent t tests. In terms of the health belief model, pregnant women with high perceived susceptibility showed the highest vaccination rate, while those with high perceived barriers had the lowest. The model predicted 20% variance in the preventive behavior from COVID-19, with perceived susceptibility and cues to action being the strongest and weakest predictors of behavior, respectively. The conclusion of the study was that the health belief model was an appropriate model to guide the care of pregnant women.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

General Nursing

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/08943184231207384

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