scholarly journals Factors Affecting the Perceived Effectiveness in Preventing the Transmission of COVID-19 in Indonesia: Integrating the Extended Theory of Planned Behavior and Health Belief Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 197-120
Author(s):  
Dino Caesaron ◽  
Yunita Nugrahaini Safrudin ◽  
Sheila Amalia Salma ◽  
Tiara Verita Yastica ◽  
Afin Rizqi Pramadya
Keyword(s):  
Theory Of Planned Behavior ◽  
Health Belief Model ◽  
Planned Behavior ◽  
Behavioral Intention ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Partial Least Square ◽  
World Health ◽  
Extended Theory ◽  
Belief Model

The coronavirus (COVID-19) is an infectious disease declared a pandemic worldwide by the World Health Organization (WHO). The purpose of the research was to look at the factors in public health behavior that affected the effectiveness of preventing the transmission of the COVID-19 based on the extended Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and Health Belief Model (HBM). The research was a correlational study. The research applied a purposive sampling method, with 483 respondents coming from various islands in Indonesia. Based on the analysis using Partial Least Square-Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM), TPB factors like individuals' behavioral intention to follow COVID-19 preventive measures are significantly affected by subjective norm and perceived behavior control. On the other hand, personal attitude does not significantly affect an individual's behavioral intention to follow COVID-19 prevention steps. HBM shows an individual’s behavior intention to follow the COVID-19 preventive measures is significant and directly affected by perceived severity, perceived barrier, perceived self-efficacy, and cues to action. Meanwhile, the perceived susceptibility and perceived benefits do not significantly and directly influence an individual's behavioral intention to follow the COVID-19 preventive measures. The findings from the research can be used to evaluate the effectiveness in several countries in facing the COVID-19 pandemic.

scholarly journals Integrating health behavior theories to predict COVID-19 vaccine acceptance: differences between medical students and nursing students in Israel

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hila Rosental ◽  
Liora Shmueli
Keyword(s):  
Medical Students ◽  
Nursing Students ◽  
Theory Of Planned Behavior ◽  
Health Belief Model ◽  
Planned Behavior ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Related Factors ◽  
Vaccine Acceptance ◽  
Belief Model ◽  
Female Nurses

Abstract Objectives: To explore behavioral-related factors predicting intention of getting a COVID-19 vaccine among medical and nursing students using an integrative model combining the Health Belief Model (HBM) and the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB). Methods: A cross-sectional online survey was conducted among medical and nursing students aged >18 years in their clinical years in Israel between August 27 and September 28, 2020. Hierarchical logistic regression considering sociodemographic and health-related factors as well as factors derived from HBM and TPB, was used to predict intention to receive COVID-19 vaccine. Results: A total number of 628 participants completed the survey. Medical students expressed higher intentions of getting vaccinated against COVID-19 than nursing students (88.1% vs. 76.2%, p<0.01). The integrated model based on HBM and TPB was able to explain 66% of the variance (adjusted R2 = 0.66). Participants were more likely to be willing to get vaccinated if they reported higher levels of perceived susceptibility, benefits, barriers, cues to action, attitude, self-efficacy and anticipated regret. Two interaction effects revealed that male nurses had higher intention of getting vaccinated than did female nurses and that susceptibility is a predictor of the intention of getting vaccinated only among nurses. Conclusions: This study demonstrates that both models considered (i.e., HBM and TPB) are important for predicting the intention of getting a COVID-19 vaccine among medical and nursing students, and can help better guide intervention programs, based on components from both models. Our findings also highlight the importance of paying attention to a targeted group of female nurses, who expressed low vaccine acceptance. Keywords: COVID-19; Health Belief Model; Healthcare workers; Theory of Planned Behavior; Vaccine acceptance

Predicting Student Intention to Wear a Mask to Avoid Contracting COVID-19

2021 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 179-183
Author(s):  
Karim Zahed ◽  
Kianna Arthur ◽  
Solangia Engler ◽  
Farzan Sasangohar ◽  
Rachel Smallman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Theory Of Planned Behavior ◽  
Health Belief Model ◽  
Planned Behavior ◽  
Transtheoretical Model ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Belief Model ◽  
Recommended Guidelines ◽  
The Health Belief Model ◽  
Answering Questions

With governments having enforced mask mandates and stressing the importance of wearing masks to avoid contracting COVID-19, still many individuals do not properly adhere to recommended guidelines. To investigate factors influencing why individuals engage in wearing masks, 578 participants at a university in the southern United States completed a survey, answering questions related to various behavioral change theories, including the Health Belief Model, the Theory of Planned Behavior, and the Transtheoretical Model. Intention was rated high and was positively correlated with Subjective Norms and Self Efficacy. However perceived benefits of wearing a mask and perceived susceptibility were rated low indicating that benefits and susceptibility did not influence intention. The SEM model showed that benefits actually had a negative relationship with intention, whereas susceptibility had no significant relationship. Integrating constructs from the Health Belief Model and the Theory of Planned Behavior increased variance predicted of Intention to wear a mask to 56%.

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