Applying the Health Belief Model and Theory of Planned Behaviour to mammography screening

Testicular self-examination: a test of the health belief model and the theory of planned behaviour.

The aim of this study was to test the utility and efficiency of the theory of planned behaviour (TPB) and the health belief model (HBM) in predicting testicular self-examination (TSE) behaviour. A questionnaire was administered to an opportunistic sample of 195 undergraduates aged 18-39 years. Structural equation modelling indicated that, on the basis of all the fit indices, the TPB model was t...

Application of the theory of planned behaviour in nursing care

Introduction: Nurses are an integral part of the health system and predicting their behavior in different situations is important for policymakers and managers of the health system. The present study was conducted to determine the efficiency of the theory of planned behavior in predicting the behavior of nurses in different situations. Methods: The current narrative review study was conducted ...

Applying the Health Belief Model to college students' health behavior

The purpose of this research was to investigate how university students' nutrition beliefs influence their health behavioral intention. This study used an online survey engine (Qulatrics.com) to collect data from college students. Out of 253 questionnaires collected, 251 questionnaires (99.2%) were used for the statistical analysis. Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) revealed that six dimension...

Wrap it up : a comparison of the Health Belief Model and the theory of planned behavior

Application of health belief model to identify predictors of colorectal cancer screening intention

Introduction: Belief in the usefulness and effectiveness of screening along with demographic characteristics are among the reasons for doing screening. The main purpose of this study was to identify the predictors of intention for doing colorectal cancer screening using health belief model and demographic characteristics. Materials and Methods: The present study is an analytical cross-sectional...