scholarly journals The influence of mothers' health beliefs and attitudes on prevention of infectious diseases on preventive health behaviors of late school-aged children

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 287-297
Author(s):  
Suchang Ham ◽  
Hanyi Lee
Keyword(s):  
Health Behavior ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Health Beliefs ◽  
Preventive Health ◽  
School Aged Children ◽  
Preventive Health Behaviors ◽  
Preventive Health Behavior ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Health Beliefs And Attitudes ◽  
Beliefs And Attitudes

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the differences in preventive health behaviors of school-age children according to their mothers' health beliefs and attitudes toward the prevention of infectious diseases. Methods: This study was conducted with 121 pairs of 4th to 6th grade elementary school children and their mothers from October 13 to October 30, 2020. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive analysis, an independent t-test, a one-way ANOVA, Sheffé’s test, Pearson’s correlation coefficient analysis and a multiple linear regression.Result: The mean and SD of mother's health belief in preventing infectious diseases was 3.58±0.41, the mean and SD of mother's attitude toward preventing infectious diseases was 3.39±0.38, and the mean and SD of late school-age children's preventive health behavior was 3.52±0.37. The multiple linear regression results show that the children's vaccination behavior was influenced by their mothers’ perceived benefits in preventing infectious diseases. In addition, the child's vitamin C and vegetable consumption was influenced by the mother's perceived susceptibility in preventing infectious diseases, and the child's mask-wearing behavior was influenced by the mother's perceived seriousness in preventing infectious diseases. Conclusion: In order to improve the health behavior of school-aged children, programs or education are required to enhance the health beliefs and attitudes of their mothers, who were shown to affect the preventive health behavior of their children.

The Infectious Diseases Preventive Health Behavior Scale (ID-PHBS): Development and Validation with an African Sample

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olusola Ayandele ◽  
Samson O. Kolawole ◽  
Cristian A. Ramos-Vera ◽  
Rotimi Oguntayo ◽  
Joshua C. Gandi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Health Behavior ◽  
Infectious Diseases ◽  
Preventive Health ◽  
Preventive Health Behavior ◽  
Behavior Scale ◽  
Development And Validation ◽  
African Sample

scholarly journals EXAMINING FACTORS ASSOCIATED WITH COVID-19 PREVENTIVE HEALTH BEHAVIORS

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (21) ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Health Behavior ◽  
Health Behaviors ◽  
Psychosocial Factors ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Preventive Health ◽  
Preventive Health Behaviors ◽  
Informed Consent Form ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Preventive Health Behavior ◽  
Over Time

Preventive health behaviors are defined as the behaviors undertaken to avoid getting sick and to minimize the effects of the illness. Preventive health behaviors that vary according to each illness are affected by different psychosocial variables. The aim of this study is to determine the psychosocial factors that affect preventive health behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic, for both COVID-19 patients and non-patients in Turkey, and examining the changes over time. The participants of the first wave study consisted of a total of 747 people, 372 (%48.8) of them were diagnosed with COVID-19 whereas 375 (%50.2) of them were not diagnosed with COVID-19. The second wave of the study consisted of a total of 515 participants, 264 (%51.3) of them were diagnosed with COVID-19, whereas 251 (%48.7) of them were not diagnosed with COVID-19. In addition to the Informed Consent Form; Socio-Demographic and Health Information Form and COVID-19 Preventive Health Behavior Questionnaire were given to volunteer participants via online survey link, with two months interval. As a result of the analyses, presence of chronic disease made a significant changes in the current level of adaptation to preventive health behavior for both groups. while being married and being over 46 years of age were other variables that made a significant difference in individuals diagnosed with COVID-19. In addition, it was found that belief in the effectiveness of preventive health behaviors increased over time, regardless of the state of diagnosis. It is thought that the findings will guide health practices by identifying psychosocial factors affecting the preventive health behaviors during COVID-19 pandemic, and shed light on the researchers for the future studies. Keywords COVID-19, preventive health behavior, psychosocial factors

Relations between Preventive Health Behavior and Hardiness

1989 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 339-345 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stephen Nagy ◽  
Charles L. Nix
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Health Behavior ◽  
Health Behaviors ◽  
Multiple Regression Analysis ◽  
Health Hazard ◽  
Preventive Health ◽  
Preventive Health Behaviors ◽  
Preventive Health Behavior ◽  
The Relationship

To estimate the relationship between hardiness and preventive health behaviors a hardiness scale and a health hazard appraisal were administered to 211 college students. Multiple regression analysis indicated that modest amounts of variance on the hardiness measures were explained by the components of the health-hazard appraisals. Indications are that the concepts of hardiness and preventive health behavior are related and need further clarification.

scholarly journals Preventive Health Behavior Change Text Message Interventions: A Meta-analysis

2017 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 391-402 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ashleigh A. Armanasco ◽  
Yvette D. Miller ◽  
Brianna S. Fjeldsoe ◽  
Alison L. Marshall
Keyword(s):  
Health Behavior ◽  
Behavior Change ◽  
Meta Analysis ◽  
Text Message ◽  
Health Behavior Change ◽  
Preventive Health ◽  
Preventive Health Behavior

scholarly journals Exploring the Complex Pathways between the Fear of COVID-19 and Preventive Health Behavior among Nigerians: Mediation and Moderation Analyses

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olusola Ayandele ◽  
Cristian A. Ramos-Vera ◽  
Steven K. Iorfa ◽  
Catherine O. Chovwen ◽  
Peter O. Olapegba
Keyword(s):  
Psychological Distress ◽  
Health Behavior ◽  
Traumatic Stress ◽  
Preventive Health ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Mediation Effects ◽  
Stress Symptoms ◽  
Preventive Health Behavior ◽  
Post Traumatic

Since COVID-19 currently has no proven cure but high morbidity and mortality; many people are living in fear of the virus along with other mental health challenges induced by the lockdowns and social distancing. Hence, this study aims to provide evidence on the co-occurrence and inter-relations between the fear of COVID-19, post-traumatic stress symptoms, and psychological distress in adherence to preventive health behavior among Nigerians. It also seeks to determine whether this process differs for men and women. The sample comprised 1,172 consenting young adults (mean age = 22.9 ± 6.6 years, 54.5% females) selected using a snowball sampling technique. Structural equation modeling (SEM) was used to test the mediation model of post-traumatic stress symptoms and psychological distress as parallel and serial mediators of the relationship between the fear of COVID-19 and preventive health behavior. The indirect effect of the fear of COVID-19 on preventive health behavior across gender was tested using moderation analysis. Results showed that post-traumatic stress symptoms and psychological distress serially and fully, in causal order, mediated the association between the fear of COVID-19 and preventive health behavior, and gender moderated the mediation effects. The research provides evidence that the fear of COVID-19 could trigger preventive health behavior through post-traumatic stress symptoms but reduces it through psychological distress, whereas the fear of COVID-19 has a slightly more positive impact on preventive health behavior among men.

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