The Measurement of Health Belief Model (HBM) constructs in the prevention of accidents and injuries in children in horramabd 2014

Autor: Fathi Sheikhi M, Shamsi M, Khorsandi M, Ranjbaran M
Jazyk: perština
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Majallah-i dānishgāh-i ̒ulūm-i pizishkī-i Arāk, Vol 18, Iss 1, Pp 69-77 (2015)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1735-5338
2008-644X
Popis: Abstract Background: Accidents and injuries one of the main causes of death and disability in the world and the most significant causes in children referred to hospital. So, this study aimed to assess the health belief model constructs and function of the mothers referred to health centers in the city of Khorramabad in the preventive behaviors of accidents and injuries in children. Materials and Methods: This cross sectional and analytical study was done on 261 mothers with children aged less than 5 years are referred to health centers in the city of Khorramabad in 2014. Data was collected with a questionnaire based on the Health Belief Model. The data collected were analyzed by software SPSS-20. Results: In this study the mean and standard deviation of age of mothers was 28.98±5.37 years and the mean score of function and self-efficacy were 59.1±14.74 and 69.1±11.07 respectively. Moreover, the mean scores of the other health belief model constructs such as perceived sensitivity, severity, benefits and barriers was higher than average. There was significant negative correlation between self-efficacy and perceived barriers(r=-0.256, p
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