Determinants of preventive behavior against Covid-19 in secondary school students based on Health Belief Model (HBM): a structural equations modeling (SEM)

Measures such as education, improving knowledge, attitude and taking preventive action to protect against COVID-19 are vital strategies for prevention. The aim of this study was to determine the predictability of Health Belief Model (HBM) constructs in performing preventive behaviors against COVID-1...

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Published in:Journal of health, population and nutrition population and nutrition, 2024-06, Vol.43 (1), p.96-12, Article 96
Main Authors: Jadgal, Mohammad Saeed, Karimi, Mehrdad, Alizadeh-Siuki, Hadi, Salarzehi, Fatemeh Kord, Zareipour, MoradAli
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Analysis
Betacoronavirus
Coronavirus Infections - prevention & control
Coronavirus Infections - psychology
COVID-19
COVID-19 - prevention & control
Cross-Sectional Studies
Factor Analysis, Statistical
Female
Health Behavior
Health Belief Model
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
High schools
Humans
Iran
Knowledge
Latent Class Analysis
Male
Pandemics - prevention & control
Preventive behavior
SARS-CoV-2
Schools
Structural equation modeling
Students
Students - psychology
Surveys and Questionnaires
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Summary:Measures such as education, improving knowledge, attitude and taking preventive action to protect against COVID-19 are vital strategies for prevention. The aim of this study was to determine the predictability of Health Belief Model (HBM) constructs in performing preventive behaviors against COVID-19 among secondary school students in Chabahar, Iran. In this cross-sectional-analytical study, 400 secondary school students of Chabahar city were investigated by simple random sampling. The data collection tool was a questionnaire including demographic characteristics, knowledge, behavior, and Health Belief Model constructs' questions. Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) was used to evaluate the validity of HBM constructs, and the structural equation modeling (SEM) method was used to evaluate the direct and indirect effects of the relationship between knowledge, HBM constructs, and preventive behavior against COVID-19 based on the conceptual model. Based on the results of the structural modeling, the direct effect of knowledge on the constructs of the health belief model was positive and significant (β = 0.34, P-value 
ISSN:2072-1315
1606-0997
2072-1315
DOI:10.1186/s41043-024-00589-1