PREDICTION OF OSTEOPOROSIS PREVENTIVE BEHAVIORS USING THE HEALTH BELIEF MODEL

Introducti on and objecti ve: In all societi es, with the increase of age bone mass also decreases. Osteoporosis is a common disease among middle-age and older persons, especially women. Therefore, the necessity of implementing strategic plans to prevent osteoporosis is significantly important. This study was designed to determine the predicti on of osteoporosis preventi ve behaviors through the use of the Health Belief Model (HBM). Methods: This cross-secti onal study was done among 402 women in Mashhad in 2014. A multi -stage cluster sampling was used. In order to gather collecti on a questi onnaire consistent with the structures of HBM and IPAQ and FFQ was used. Data were analyzed using the SPSS16 and descripti ve analysis (frequency, percentage, mean ± SD) and analysis (correlati on coefficient, regression and Linear regression). The significance level was 0.5. Results: The mean age of the parti cipants were 36.5 ± 8.1 years. Average monthly calcium intake was 14703.1 ± 8377.5 mg; 63.7% of the people with lower physical acti vity were among inacti ve groups. Construct barriers perceived (p = 0.008) had a significant impact on the feeding behavior of calcium intake. Self- efficacy (p> 0.001) had a significant impact on physical acti vity behavior. Conclusion: The results showed that the HBM to predict well for osteoporosis preventi ve behaviors in women. Its use in training programs will be effecti ve. Paper Type: Research Arti cle.