conclusions the current study provided evidence for the utility of the belief-based model in the prediction of oral health behaviors. it could be suggested that oral health behavior can be promoted by reducing the perceived barriers and enhancing the students’ knowledge of oral and dental hygiene. background oral and dental health diseases can affect the general health of students. objectives t...

  Objective: Oral health is one of the basic components of preschool children's health. Young children completely depend on their parents, specially their mothers, to have an appropriate oral health. Health belief model shows the relationship between some structures related to personal perceptions, barriers and perceived self-efficiency, and behavior. This study aims to determine the oral healt...

objectives: to determine the behavioral pattern of golestan university of medical science (gums) students as pedestrian and car occupants in relation to traffic law based on health belief model. methods: this cross-sectional study was performed during 2012 in gums. a total of 370 students of gums were selected using multi-stage sampling method including stratified and random sampling. data were...

conclusions the significant improvement in the experimental group’s mean knowledge, hbm structures , and behavior scores indicates the positive effect of the intervention. background using various models of behavior change, a number of studies in the area of nutrition education have confirmed that nutrition habits and behaviors can be improved. objectives this study sought to determine the effe...

the evaluation of plaque and tooth decay represents the oral health status of society. lack of oral hygiene, can adversely affect the health of students. this study was designed with the aim to determine the oral- dental health status of the first grade guidance students in hamadan: using health belief model (hbm). this was a descriptive- analytical study which was conducted on 268 students of ...

background family-centered empowerment of drug and stimulant users is an effective program for a better response to treatment, prevention of treatment adverse effects, and promotion quality of life (qol) and lifestyle in the process of discontinuing drug abuse. objectives this study aimed to determine the effects of educational intervention, based on family-centered empowerment and pender's hea...

BACKGROUND Perceived barriers are modifiable correlates of participation in physical activity. Associations of specific perceived barriers with participation in and level of walking for recreation, and other leisure-time physical activity (LTPA) were examined. Personal, social, and environmental factors associated with these perceived barriers were then examined. METHODS From 2003 to 2004, 2 ...