Predictors of preventive behaviors of COVID-19 among The General Public in Egypt: applying the health belief model
Saad, E., Hussein, R., Gad, N., amin, G. (2024). Predictors of preventive behaviors of COVID-19 among The General Public in Egypt: applying the health belief model. EKB Journal Management System, 42(1), 11-21. doi: 10.21608/ejcm.2023.218644.1263
Esraa Ibrahim Saad; Rasha Saad Hussein; Nanees Gad; ghada essam eldin amin. "Predictors of preventive behaviors of COVID-19 among The General Public in Egypt: applying the health belief model". EKB Journal Management System, 42, 1, 2024, 11-21. doi: 10.21608/ejcm.2023.218644.1263
Saad, E., Hussein, R., Gad, N., amin, G. (2024). 'Predictors of preventive behaviors of COVID-19 among The General Public in Egypt: applying the health belief model', EKB Journal Management System, 42(1), pp. 11-21. doi: 10.21608/ejcm.2023.218644.1263
Saad, E., Hussein, R., Gad, N., amin, G. Predictors of preventive behaviors of COVID-19 among The General Public in Egypt: applying the health belief model. EKB Journal Management System, 2024; 42(1): 11-21. doi: 10.21608/ejcm.2023.218644.1263

Predictors of preventive behaviors of COVID-19 among The General Public in Egypt: applying the health belief model

The Egyptian Journal of Community Medicine
Article 2, Volume 42, Issue 1, January 2024, Page 11-21  XML PDF (1.09 MB)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/ejcm.2023.218644.1263
View on SCiNiTO View on SCiNiTO
Authors
Esraa Ibrahim Saad email orcid 1; Rasha Saad Husseinorcid 2; Nanees Gadorcid 3; ghada essam eldin aminorcid 3
1Department of Community, Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt
2Community department, faculty of medicine Ain Shams university
3Department of Community, Environmental and Occupational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Ain Shams University, Egypt
Abstract
Background: COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus, which causes severe acute respiratory syndrome. WHO declared that the COVID-19 outbreak is a global pandemic. Predictive factors for participating in preventative behavior could be extremely helpful in improving people's health. Health belief model has a good ability for predicting and explaining COVID-19-related behavior.
Objective: To evaluate the perception based on the health belief model (HBM) regarding COVID-19, practice of preventive behavior, and identify the predictors to adopt preventive behavior among sample of Egyptian population.
Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using among 805 participants aged 18 years or more. The online questionnaire was conducted from 1 August 2020 to the 30 December 2020.
Results: A total of 805 participants (mean age of 30.63±10.06 years, 53.8% females) completed questionnaire. 77.3% scored a high level of practicing preventive behavior. Preventive behavior practice had significant positive correlation with perceived susceptibility(r=0.28), perceived severity(r=0.21), perceived benefits(r=0.41), cues to actions(r=0.41), self-efficacy(r=0.51), and a significant negative correlation (r=-0.32) with perceived barriers. The regression analysis indicated that male gender (β = − 0.79), perceived susceptibility (β = 0.36), perceived benefits (β = 0.33), perceived barriers (β = − 0.14), self-efficacy (β = 1.85), cues to action (β = 0.61) were significantly associated with COVID-19 Preventive behavior practice (p < 0.05).
Conclusion: Most participants showed a high degree of COVID-19 perception (based on HBM) and preventive behavior practice. Designing a health educational intervention based on HBM constructs is recommended to enhance adherence to the preventive behavior.
Keywords
HBM; COVID 19; Preventive behavior practice; predictors
Statistics
Article View: 272
PDF Download: 205