scholarly journals Association between Psychological Factors and Condom Use with Regular and Nonregular Male Sexual Partners among Chinese MSM: A Quantitative Study Based on the Health Belief Model

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Yuling Huang ◽  
Bin Yu ◽  
Peng Jia ◽  
Zixin Wang ◽  
Shifan Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Condom Use ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Perceived Barriers ◽  
Consistent Condom ◽  
Anal Sex ◽  
Consistent Condom Use ◽  
Cues To Action ◽  
Belief Model ◽  
Use Behavior ◽  
The Health Belief Model

Objective. The Chinese men who have sex with men (MSM) population is suffering from a high HIV infection rate owing to unprotected anal sex. The Health Belief Model (HBM) has been proven to be an effective frame associated with behavior maintenance. Based on HBM, we analyzed the beliefs associated with consistent condom use behavior with regular and nonregular partners among MSM to better provide targeted interventions and services. Methods. A study was conducted in Sichuan Province, China, from November 2018 to April 2019, and 801 eligible participants were recruited by snowball sampling. Sociodemographic characteristics, AIDS-related characteristics, sexual behaviors, condom use behavior, and dimensions of HBM were investigated. Univariate, single multivariate, and summary multivariate models were employed to analyze the factors associated with consistent condom use. Results. Of all participants, 39.1% and 53.6% had had anal sex with regular and nonregular partners in the last six months, respectively. Only 56.5% of them had used condoms consistently with regular partners, and only 60% of them had used condoms consistently with nonregular partners. When taking consistent condoms use with regular partners as the dependent variable, the dimensions of perceived threats ( ORM = 1.28 , 95% CI: 1.10, 1.49), perceived barriers ( ORM = 0.70 , 95% CI: 0.60, 0.82), self-efficacy ( ORM = 1.23 , 95% CI: 1.14, 1.32), and cues to action ( ORM = 1.21 , 95% CI: 1.02, 1.43) showed significant associations with the dependent variable. When taking consistent condoms use with nonregular partners as the dependent variable, the dimensions of perceived barriers ( ORM = 0.77 , 95% CI: 0.67, 0.89), self-efficacy ( ORM = 1.22 , 95% CI: 1.13, 1.32), and cues to action ( ORM = 1.53 , 95% CI: 1.30, 1.80) showed significant associations with the dependent variable. Conclusions. More attention should be focused on how to decrease the obstructive factors of condom use, how to improve the confidence of condom use, and how to layout more cues to action to promote consistent condom use behavior with regular and nonregular partners during anal sex among Chinese MSM.

Use of Health Belief Model to Predict Condom Use among University Students in Nigeria

1994 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christiana Udo Edem ◽  
S. Marie Harvey
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Condom Use ◽  
Health Belief Model ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Male Gender ◽  
Perceived Barriers ◽  
Cues To Action ◽  
Belief Model ◽  
The Health Belief Model ◽  
Self Administered Questionnaire

The purpose of this study is to use the concepts of the Health Belief Model (HBM) to predict self-reported condom use among university students in Nigeria. A sample of 395 students enrolled in a required course at a University in Nigeria completed a self-administered questionnaire. The HBM guided instrument design. Regression analyses were used to test the HBM variables (susceptibility to and severity of AIDS; benefits and barriers to condom use; cues to action; AIDS knowledge; and demographics) in predicting condom use, past and intended. The results indicate that condom benefit beliefs, condom barrier beliefs, cues to action, knowledge and male gender were significant predictors of past condom use. Perceived barriers to condom use, perceived benefits of condoms use, and male gender were significant predictors of intentions to use condoms. These findings have important implications for the design of interventions to increase condom use among young adults in Nigeria.

scholarly journals Determinants of Breast Self-Examination Practice among Women in Surabaya, Indonesia: An Application of the Health Belief Model

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Triana Kesuma Dewi ◽  
Karlijn Massar ◽  
Robert A.C. Ruiter ◽  
Tino Leonardi
Keyword(s):  
Breast Cancer ◽  
Health Belief Model ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Perceived Barriers ◽  
Perceived Benefits ◽  
Breast Self Examination ◽  
Cues To Action ◽  
Belief Model ◽  
Self Examination

Background. Breast cancer has become one of the most prevalent causes of mortality among Indonesian women. Better prognosis of breast cancer will be achieved if it is diagnosed in an earlier stage, thus efforts to detect breast cancer earlier are important. Breast Self-Examination (BSE) is considered as an important first step to encourage women to actively be responsible for their own health, especially for women in developing countries with limited resources and access to other forms of preventive healthcare. The present study aimed to predict BSE behavior among women in Surabaya, Indonesia using the HBM. Methods. This investigation was a cross-sectional survey which was distributed among 1,967 women aged 20-60 years. The Indonesian version of Champion’s Health Belief Model Scale (I-CHBMS) was used to explain self-reported BSE practice. Logistic regression analysis was used to examine the association of HBM variables with BSE practice.Results Almost half of the sample (44.4%) had performed BSE. Further, the results indicated that the HBM variables were significantly associated with BSE practice. Specifically, higher perceived benefits and self-efficacy, lower perceived barriers and less cues to action were unique correlates of BSE behavior. The result also showed that perceived severity and susceptibility were not associated with BSE behavior. Conclusion. This study indicated that several HBM constructs significantly associated with BSE behavior among Indonesian women, suggesting that BSE health education programs should emphasize the perceived benefits of BSE, focus on increasing women’s self-efficacy to address and overcome perceived barriers in performing BSE, and help them in identifying personally relevant cues to action.

Use of the Health Belief Model for Weight Control Promotion Using Vegetarian Meal Plans

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (2) ◽  
pp. 219-228
Author(s):  
Yi-Cheng Hou ◽  
Jing-Hui Wu ◽  
Ching-Feng Cheng ◽  
Chan-Yen Kuo ◽  
I-Shiang Tzeng
Keyword(s):  
Body Composition ◽  
Health Belief Model ◽  
Body Fat ◽  
Fat Body ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Body Water ◽  
Perceived Barriers ◽  
Perceived Benefits ◽  
Belief Model ◽  
The Health Belief Model

A health belief model is used to evaluate people's beliefs about health problems and predict engagement in health-promoting behaviors. Overweight and obesity are health problems that could be corrected by healthier diet. Eighty-seven employees of the Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital participated in a month-long program that offered 500-calorie vegetarian meals. The health belief model questionnaire was designed and administered. Body composition (weight, body mass index, body fat, body water, and muscle mass) was measured weekly. Additionally, the number of meals taken and visits to nutrition consultants were analyzed. Overall, a higher perceived susceptibility was related to a decrease in weight, body fat, and muscle. Higher perceived benefits or higher perceived barriers were both related to a decrease in weight and body fat, but to an increase in body water and muscle. In the overweight or obese group, a significant correlation was found between perceived barriers and weight. No significant relationship was found between the health belief model and the total number of meals or number of visits to nutrition consultants. Perceived benefits and barriers were significantly related to changes in weight, body fat, body water, and muscle. With vegetarian meal plans as the cue for action, the health belief model can be utilized to predict changes in body composition.

Gender Differences in Health-check Attendance and Intention in Young Adults: An Application of the Health Belief Model

1999 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 237-245 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gary A. Munley ◽  
Angus McLoughlin ◽  
Jeremy J. Foster
Keyword(s):  
Health Belief Model ◽  
Health Beliefs ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Health Check ◽  
Study Support ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Cues To Action ◽  
Belief Model ◽  
The Health Belief Model ◽  
Do So

AbstractHealth-check attendance intention and behaviour in young men and women was compared, and the data used to determine whether health belief model constructs were able to predict such intentions and behaviour. Sixty male and sixty female respondents completed questionnaires asking about past health-check attendance behaviour, future attendance intention, and health beliefs. More females than males had previously attended a general health check, and females had stronger intentions to do so in the future. Regression analyses indicated that health-check attendance intention was predicted for both males and females by responses to cues to action. For females, previous health-check attendance was related to responses to cues to action and perceptions of barriers to attendance. None of the health belief model constructs was found to account for previous attendance behaviour of males. The results of the study support recent calls for health promotion initiatives aimed at men, but suggest that they should target cognitions other than those included within the health belief model.

scholarly journals Applying the Health Belief Model in Explaining the Stages of Exercise Change in Older Adults

2016 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
pp. 221-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
Krzysztof Sas-Nowosielski ◽  
Andrzej Hadzik ◽  
Joanna Górna ◽  
Małgorzata Grabara
Keyword(s):  
Physical Activity ◽  
Older Adults ◽  
Health Belief Model ◽  
Self Efficacy ◽  
Sedentary Lifestyle ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Health Behaviours ◽  
Perceived Barriers ◽  
Belief Model ◽  
The Health Belief Model

Abstract Introduction. The benefits of physical activity (PA) have been so well documented that there is no doubt about the significance of PA for personal and social health. Several theoretical models have been proposed with a view to understanding the phenomenon of PA and other health behaviours. The purpose of this study was to evaluate if and how the variables suggested in the Health Belief Model (HBM) determine physical activity stages of change in older adults. Material and methods. A total of 172 students of Universities of the Third Age aged 54 to 75 (mean = 62.89 ± 4.83) years agreed to participate in the study, filling out an anonymous survey measuring their stage of exercise change and determinants of health behaviours proposed by the HBM, including: perceived benefits of physical activity, perceived barriers to physical activity, perceived severity of diseases associated with sedentary lifestyle, perceived susceptibility to these diseases, and self-efficacy. Results. The results only partially support the hypothesis that the HBM predicts intentions and behaviours related to the physical activity of older adults. Only two variables were moderately-to-strongly related to stages of exercise change, namely perceived barriers and self-efficacy. Conclusion. Interventions aimed at informing older adults about the benefits of physical activity and the threats associated with sedentary lifestyle can be expected to have rather a weak influence on their readiness for physical activity.

scholarly journals Self-Care Practices and Related Factors in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Based on the Health Belief Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 77-83
Author(s):  
Hajar Habibi ◽  
Behnaz Sedighi ◽  
Yunes Jahani ◽  
Marzieh Hasani ◽  
Abedin Iranpour
Keyword(s):  
Multiple Sclerosis ◽  
Health Belief Model ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Perceived Benefits ◽  
Care Providers ◽  
Care Practices ◽  
Cues To Action ◽  
Belief Model ◽  
The Health Belief Model

Abstract Introduction: Self-care programs can raise health in patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS). This study aimed to identify the self-care behaviors and determinants in patients with MS according to the Health Belief Model (HBM). Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we included 280 MS patients through convenience sampling method. The collection tool was a self-administered questionnaire based on HBM. The participants were the members of MS society in Kerman, Iran. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, path analysis, and multivariable linear regression in SPSS software Version 22. Results: The mean (SD) score for self-care practices was 2.86 (0.64), and medication adherence was the most conducted practice. The perceived benefits and cues to action exerted positive influence on self-care practices. The most frequent symptoms experienced by the participants were fatigue (82.5%), visual impairment (76.4%), headaches (72.1%), and muscle weakness (71.4%). The most important cues to action for self-care behavior were the physician (77%), media (52%), and other MS patients (32%). Conclusion: The quality of life (QOL) of MS patients is heavily influenced by self-care behaviors. In this study, only about half of the patients accomplished self-care behaviors, which seems to be insufficient. Since the perceived benefits and cues to action are the main predictors of self-care practices, intervention based on these two constructs can be utilized to promote self-care programs and QOL in MS patients. Health-care providers should pay more attention to these factors for promoting self-care behaviors.

scholarly journals Penerapan Perilaku Pencegahan Penyakit Diabetes Mellitus Menggunakan Health Belief Model Di Puskesmas Sidorejo Lor – Salatiga

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Venti Agustina ◽  
Rosiana Eva Rayanti ◽  
Nur Hidayah
Keyword(s):  
Diabetes Mellitus ◽  
Health Belief Model ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Interview Guide ◽  
Prevention Behavior ◽  
History Of ◽  
Cues To Action ◽  
Belief Model ◽  
Prevention Of Diabetes ◽  
The Health Belief Model

AbstrakPrediabetes adalah kondisi di mana kadar gula darah seseorang melebihi batas normalnamun belum terlalu tinggi untuk masuk dalam kategori penyakit diabetes mellitus, untukmencegah terjadinya diabetes mellitus bagi pasien pre-DM adalah dengan menerapkanperilaku pengendalian untuk mencegah penyakit diabetes mellitus. Tujuan penelitian iniuntuk mendeskripsikan perilaku pencegahan pasien pre-DM terhadap diabetes mellitusberdasarkan teori Health Belief Model di Puskesmas Sidorejo Lor Salatiga. Desain penelitianadalah kualitatif dengan pendekatan observasi dan wawancara menggunakan panduanwawancara terkait Health Belief Model dengan menghubungkan faktor persepsi kerentanan,keseriusan, manfaat, hambatan dan isyarat untuk bertindak. Populasi dalam penelitian iniyakni pasien pre-DM teregistrasi 1 tahun terakhir di Puskesmas Sidorejo Lor. Jumlahpartisipan sebanyak lima orang dengan kriteria GDP 100-125 mg/dl dan atau keluargamemiliki riwayat penyakit DM. Hasil perilaku pencegahan diabetes mellitus dari persepsikerentanan (keturunan penyakit kelurga), persepsi keseriusan (respon psikis), persepsihambatan (kesibukan pekerjaan), persepsi cues to action (diet gula, olahraga, konsumsi obatherbal dan medis), persepsi manfaat (perilaku yang dilakukan dalam pencegahan diabetesmellitus). Kesimpulan terdapat hambatan perilaku pencegahan terutama pada aktivitas fisikolahraga hal ini disebabkan kesibukan pekerjaan sehingga partisipan belum teratur dalammelakukan olahraga.Kata kunci: Diabetes Mellitus, Health Belief Model, Pre-DMAbstractPrediabetes is a condition in which a person's blood sugar level exceeds the normallimit but is not yet too high to be categorized as diabetes mellitus. To prevent diabetesmellitus for pre-DM patients is to apply control behavior to prevent diabetes mellitus. Thepurpose of this study was to describe the prevention behavior of pre-DM patients againstdiabetes mellitus based on the theory of the Health Belief Model at Puskesmas Sidorejo LorSalatiga. The research design was qualitative with an observation and interview approachusing an interview guide related to the Health Belief Model by linking perceived factors ofvulnerability, seriousness, benefits, barriers and cues to action. The population in this studywere pre-DM patients registered in the last 1 year at Sidorejo Lor Health Center. Thenumber of participants as many as five people with the criteria for GDP 100-125 mg / dl and/ or their families have a history of DM disease. The results of diabetes mellitus preventionbehavior from perceptions of vulnerability (family disease), perceptions of seriousness(psychological response), perceptions of barriers (busy work), perceptions of cues to action(sugar diet, exercise, consumption of herbal and medical drugs), perceived benefits(behaviors that are carried out in the prevention of diabetes mellitus). The conclusion is thatthere are barriers to preventive behavior, especially in physical activity, this is due to busywork so that the participants are not regular in exercising.Keywords: Diabetes Mellitus, Health Belief Model, Pre-DM

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