scholarly journals Sociodemographic and Health Belief Model Factors Associated with Nonadherence to COVID-19 Mitigation Strategies in the United States

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hoda Badr ◽  
Abiodun Oluyomi ◽  
LeChauncy Woodard ◽  
Xiaotao Zhang ◽  
Syed Ahsan Raza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Belief Model ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
The United States ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Mitigation Strategies ◽  
Individual Risk ◽  
Perceived Threat ◽  
Linear Regression Models ◽  
Belief Model

Abstract Background and Purpose Virus mitigation strategies such as adhering to stay-at-home orders, practicing social distancing, and engaging in personal protective behaviors are central to slowing the spread of COVID-19. This population-based cohort study sought to identify sociodemographic characteristics and Health Belief Model factors that are associated with nonadherence to COVID-19 mitigation strategies with the goal of informing public health messaging campaigns. Methods An online population-based survey was distributed via social media over an 8-week period from April 13, 2020, to June 8, 2020. Results Data were derived from 2,222 adults (57% female; 40% racial/ethnic minorities). Univariate analyses revealed that men, younger aged (18–30 years) and unmarried adults, and noncollege educated individuals had lower levels of perceived threat, control, and knowledge about COVID-19 (p ≤ .001). Multivariable linear regression models further revealed that male gender was significantly associated with reporting lower levels of adherence to COVID-19 mitigation strategies (p < .001), and that higher levels of perceived threat, perceived control, and knowledge about how to keep oneself and others safe from COVID-19 were significantly associated with reporting higher levels of adherence to COVID-19 mitigation strategies (p < .01). Conclusions Findings suggest that public health appeals that target men, emphasize individual risk, and provide clear, consistent guidance on what individuals can do to decrease their risk for COVID-19 may be effective in motivating increased mitigation adherence.

scholarly journals Users’ Beliefs Toward Physical Distancing in Facebook Pages of Public Health Authorities During COVID-19 Pandemic in Early 2020

2021 ◽  
pp. 109019812110144
Author(s):  
Soon Guan Tan ◽  
Aravind Sesagiri Raamkumar ◽  
Hwee Lin Wee
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Belief Model ◽  
United States Public Health ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
The United States ◽  
Health Authorities ◽  
Public Health Authorities ◽  
Control And Prevention ◽  
Belief Model ◽  
The Health Belief Model

This study aims to describe Facebook users’ beliefs toward physical distancing measures implemented during the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic using the key constructs of the health belief model. A combination of rule-based filtering and manual classification methods was used to classify user comments on COVID-19 Facebook posts of three public health authorities: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the United States, Public Health England, and Ministry of Health, Singapore. A total of 104,304 comments were analyzed for posts published between 1 January, 2020, and 31 March, 2020, along with COVID-19 cases and deaths count data from the three countries. Findings indicate that the perceived benefits of physical distancing measures ( n = 3,463; 3.3%) was three times higher than perceived barriers ( n = 1,062; 1.0%). Perceived susceptibility to COVID-19 ( n = 2,934; 2.8%) was higher compared with perceived severity ( n = 2,081; 2.0%). Although susceptibility aspects of physical distancing were discussed more often at the start of the year, mentions on the benefits of intervention emerged stronger toward the end of the analysis period, highlighting the shift in beliefs. The health belief model is useful for understanding Facebook users’ beliefs at a basic level, and it provides a scope for further improvement.

scholarly journals The Role of Health Belief Model in HIV Screening Decision among International Students in the United States: A Pilot Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oluwasola Stephen Ayosanmi ◽  
Lorette Oden ◽  
Titilope Ayosanmi ◽  
Babatunde Alli ◽  
Mei Wen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
International Students ◽  
Health Belief Model ◽  
Online Survey ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
The United States ◽  
Perceived Threat ◽  
Hiv Screening ◽  
Belief Model

Objectives: We sought to determine how the Health Belief Model (HBM) constructs relate to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) screening decisions among international students and which of the HBM constructs was most relevant in those screening decisions. Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional pilot study using an online survey of international students at Western Illinois University in the United States. Participants signed electronic informed consent. The online survey comprised of questions that assessed their sociodemographic characteristics, acceptance of HIV screening, and perceived knowledge of HIV. The survey also determined the role of perceived benefits, perceived threat, and cues to action in making HIV screening decisions among the study population. Results: Four hundred and ninety students were invited to participate in the survey out of which 185 responses were obtained. In all, 107(57.8%) were males, and 78(42.8%) were females. Most of the respondents were from Asia (64.9%) and Africa (24.9%). The prevalence of acceptance of HIV screening among international students was found to be 73.5%. About 90% of the participants perceived HIV screening to be beneficial to their health, and 76% of them would accept the screening because they were offered. The majority (83%) of participants who said that they would not accept HIV screening, were also not sexually active, and they did not think they could be susceptible to HIV. Conclusion and Implications for Translation: Perceived benefits and cues to action were found to be the significant factors that informed the decision of people who accepted to be screened for HIV. Perceived susceptibility informed the decision of those that rejected the screening. Caution is warranted in generalizing the findings from this study because of the limited sample size; however, we are confident that our findings are reproducible in a larger population context. Key words: • HIV • HIV screening • Decision • Acceptance • Perceived benefit • Perceived threat • Perceived susceptibility • Health belief model • International students   Copyright © 2020 Ayosanmi et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

scholarly journals The use of the health belief model to assess U.S. college students’ perceptions of COVID-19 and adherence to preventive measures

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saud A. Alsulaiman ◽  
Terry L. Rentner
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Health Belief Model ◽  
Preventive Measures ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
The United States ◽  
Simple Random Sample ◽  
Perceived Threat ◽  
Online Questionnaire ◽  
Belief Model ◽  
The Health Belief Model

Background: This study utilized the Health Belief Model to examine college students’ perceptions of the COVID-19 pandemic. It examined the extent to which the Health Belief Model and perceived threat are associated with the adoption of COVID-19 preventive measures among college students.Design and Methods: An online questionnaire was utilized and sent to a simple random sample of college students at a large Midwestern university in the United States between May and July of 2020. The number of undergraduate and graduate students who participated in this study was 1,723.Results: The study found that the Health Belief Model and perceived threat are significantly associated with COVID-19 preventive measures. College students with higher Health Belief Model scores were more likely to adhere to COVID-19 preventive measures than those with lower scores. College students also reported high cues to action and low perceived barriers to most of the COVID-19 preventive measures.Conclusion: Applying the Health Belief Model is crucial for health professionals and university administrators for developing effective communication messages for COVID-19 prevention and future health outbreaks.  

ANALISIS PERILAKU HYGIENE MENSTRUASI MELALUI HEALTH BELIEF MODEL (HBM) PADA SISWI SMP DI JAKARTA UTARA

2020 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 16
Author(s):  
Luqman Effendi ◽  
Nurul Khotimah
Keyword(s):  
Health Belief Model ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Personal Hygiene ◽  
Perceived Threat ◽  
P Value ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Pruritus Vulvae ◽  
Perceived Benefit ◽  
Belief Model

Keluhan pada organ reproduksi yang sering terjadi adalah Pruritus vulvae yaitu ditandai dengan adanya sensasi gatal parah dari alat kelamin perempuan. Pruritus vulvae disebabkan oleh jamur, bakteri dan virus yang muncul 44% karena buruknya Personal Hygiene dan Hygiene Menstruasi. Penelitian Tahun 2015 di 4 wilayah di Indonesia yaitu di Nusa Tenggara Timur (NTT), Jawa Timur, Papua, dan Sulawesi Selatan terkait kebersihan saat menstruasi menemukan 67% remaja di kota dan 41% remaja di desa masih adanya perilaku negatif. Tujuan penelitian untuk mengetahui beberapa faktor yang berhubungan dengan perilaku hygiene menstruasi melalui Health Belief Model (HBM). Penelitian ini adalah penelitian kuantitatif  dengan menggunakan pendekatan cross sectional dengan sampel sebanyak 101 siswi SMPN 244 di Jakarta Utara, dianalisis secara univariat dan bivariat menggunakan chi square. Perilaku Hygiene Menstruasi baik baru dilakukan 55,4% responden. Perilaku Hygiene Menstruasi berhubungan secara signifikan dengan pengetahuan (OR=5,1), perceived threat (OR=3,9) dan perceived benefit (OR=3,3) dengan P Value < 0.005. Health Belief Model (HBM) bisa dipertimbangkan sebagai suatu pendekatan dalam upaya memperbaiki perilaku hygiene menstruasi pada remaja. Peningkatan pengetahuan direkomendasikan dengan menekankan pada ancaman penyakit yang berkaitan dengan perilaku hygiene menstruasi dan manfaat-manfaat yang langsung dirasakan oleh remaja berkenaan dengan perilaku higiene menstruasi.

scholarly journals Public health messages on arboviruses transmitted by Aedes aegypti in Brazil

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
India L. Clancy ◽  
Robert T. Jones ◽  
Grace M. Power ◽  
James G. Logan ◽  
Jorge Alberto Bernstein Iriart ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Belief Model ◽  
Behaviour Change ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Health Messages ◽  
Breeding Sites ◽  
Potential Effectiveness ◽  
Public Health Messages ◽  
Belief Model ◽  
The Health Belief Model

Abstract Background The outbreak of Zika virus in Brazil in 2015 followed the arrival of chikungunya in 2014 and a long history of dengue circulation. Vital to the response to these outbreaks of mosquito-borne pathogens has been the dissemination of public health messages, including those promoted through risk communication posters. This study explores the content of a sample of posters circulated in Brazil towards the end of the Zika epidemic in 2017 and analyses their potential effectiveness in inducing behaviour change. Methods A content analysis was performed on 37 posters produced in Brazil to address outbreaks of mosquito-borne pathogens. The six variables of the Health Belief Model were used to assess the potential effectiveness of the posters to induce behaviour change. Results Three overarching key messages emerged from the posters. These included (i) the arboviruses and their outcomes, (ii) a battle against the mosquito, and (iii) a responsibility to protect and prevent. Among the six variables utilised through the Health Belief Model, cues to action were most commonly featured, whilst the perceived benefits of engaging in behaviours to prevent arbovirus transmission were the least commonly featured. Conclusions The posters largely focused on mosquito-borne transmission and the need to eliminate breeding sites, and neglected the risk of the sexual and congenital transmission of Zika and the importance of alternative preventive actions. This, we argue, may have limited the potential effectiveness of these posters to induce behaviour change.

Use of Health Belief Model Variables To Examine Self-Reported Food Handling Behaviors in a Sample of U.S. Adults Attending a Tailgate Event

2015 ◽  
Vol 78 (12) ◽  
pp. 2177-2183 ◽  
Author(s):  
JENNIFER A. HANSON ◽  
SUSAN M. HUGHES ◽  
PEI LIU
Keyword(s):  
Health Belief Model ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Foodborne Illness ◽  
Perceived Threat ◽  
Cross Contamination ◽  
Food Handling ◽  
Convenience Sample ◽  
Perceived Severity ◽  
Safe Food ◽  
Belief Model

Unsafe food handling behaviors are common among consumers, and, given the venue, individuals attending a tailgating event may be at risk for foodborne illness. The objective of this study was to measure the association between Health Belief Model variables and self-reported usual food handling behaviors in a convenience sample of men and women at a tailgate event. Participants (n = 128) completed validated subscales for self-reported food handling behaviors (i.e., cross-contamination, sanitation), perceived threat of foodborne illness (i.e., perceived severity, perceived susceptibility), and safe food handling cues to action (i.e., media cues, educational cues). Perceived severity of foodborne illness was associated with safer behaviors related to sanitation (r = 0.40; P &lt; 0.001) and cross-contamination (r = 0.33; P = 0.001). Perceived severity of foodborne illness was also associated with exposure to safe food handling media cues (r = 0.20; P = 0.027) but not with safe food handling educational cues. A large proportion of participants reported that they never or seldom (i) read newspaper or magazine articles about foodborne illness (65.6%); (ii) read brochures about safe ways to handle food (61.7%); (iii) see store displays that explain ways to handle food (51.6%); or (iv) read the “safe handling instructions” on packages of raw meat and poultry (46.9%). Perceived severity of foodborne illness was positively related to both dimensions of safe food handling as well as with safe food handling media cues. Except for the weak correlation between media cues and perceived severity, the relationships between safe food handling cues and perceived threat, as well as between safe food handling cues and behaviors, were nonsignificant. This finding may be due, in part, to the participants' overall low exposure to safe food handling cues. The overall results of this study reinforce the postulate that perceived severity of foodborne illness may influence food handling behaviors.

scholarly journals Overcoming COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy: Insights from an Online Population-Based Survey in the United States

Vaccines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 1100
Author(s):  
Hoda Badr ◽  
Xiaotao Zhang ◽  
Abiodun Oluyomi ◽  
LeChauncy D. Woodard ◽  
Omolola E. Adepoju ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Multivariable Analysis ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
The United States ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Vaccine Uptake ◽  
Vaccine Hesitancy ◽  
Individual Level ◽  
Cues To Action ◽  
Belief Model ◽  
Population Based Survey

This study sought to identify individual-level determinants of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy based on the Health Belief Model (HBM) and Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB). An online population-based survey was distributed in English and Spanish. Data were derived from 1208 U.S. adults (52% female; 38.7% minorities), 43.5% of whom reported vaccine hesitancy. Multivariable analysis revealed that unemployed individuals were more likely (OR = 1.78, 95% CI: 1.16–2.73, p = 0.009) and married (OR = 0.57, 95% CI: 0.39–0.81, p = 0.002) and higher income individuals (OR = 0.52, 95% CI 0.32–0.84, p = 0.008) were less likely to be hesitant. Individuals with greater perceived susceptibility to COVID-19 (OR = 0.82, 95% CI: 0.71–0.94, p = 0.006), who perceived vaccination as being convenient (OR = 0.86, 95% CI: 0.74–1.00, p = 0.047), and who afforded greater importance to cues to action from government (OR = 0.84, 95% CI: 0.74–0.95, p = 0.005), public health (OR = 0.70, 95% CI: 0.59–0.82, p < 0.001), and healthcare experts (OR = 0.59, 95% CI: 0.50–0.69, p < 0.001) were also less likely to be hesitant. Findings suggest that HBM and TPB constructs may be useful in informing strategies to improve COVID-19 vaccine uptake. Specifically, framing appeals based on perceptions of COVID-19 susceptibility, making vaccination convenient, and rebuilding trust through unified cues to action may help to overcome vaccine hesitancy.

Assessment of Perceptions and impacts of COVID-19, and adherence to Public Health Recommendations among Black/ African Americans

2021 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Matthew Asare ◽  
Chukwuemeka N Okafor ◽  
Karla J Bautista
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Depressive Symptoms ◽  
African Americans ◽  
Health Belief Model ◽  
Health Belief ◽  
Perceived Barriers ◽  
Black African ◽  
Perceived Severity ◽  
The Us ◽  
Belief Model

We evaluated the associations between health belief model (HBM) constructs and adherence to COVID-19 public health recommendations (PHR) among 433 Black/African Americans (AA) in the US. We found that participants’ perceived severity, perceived benefits, and perceived barriers were posi- tively associated with PHR (p<.01), and the variables accounted for 25% of the variance. Factors such as worrying about health and worrying about living conditions were associated with participants’ anxiety and depressive symptoms (p<.01) accounting for 12.6 and 9.2% of the variance respectively. HBM con- structs could be used to develop an intervention to encourage adherence to COVID-19 PHR among AA.

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