Related Factors of Physical Activity Preventive Behavior of Osteoporosis Based on Health Belief Model among Teen Girls in Qom City, Iran

Karimi, Zeynab; Gharlipour, Zabihollah; Kaveh, Mohammad Hossein; Tavassoli, Elahe

doi:10.22038/ijp.2016.7432

Related Factors of Physical Activity Preventive Behavior of Osteoporosis Based on Health Belief Model among Teen Girls in Qom City, Iran

Authors

Zeynab Karimi ¹

Zabihollah Gharlipour ²

Mohammad Hossein Kaveh ³

Elahe Tavassoli ⁴

¹ MSc, Faculty of Health, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran

² Department of Health Education and Promotion, Faculty of Health, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran

³ Department of Health Education and Promotion, Faculty of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.

⁴ Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health, Shahrekord University of Medical Sciences, Shahrekord, Iran.

10.22038/ijp.2016.7432

Abstract

Background
Although osteoporosis is a disease of adulthood, it can start from childhood and adolescence. Lifestyle, especially physical activity, mobility, and proper nutrition during adolescence are among the important osteoporosis preventive factors. Therefore, this study aimed to determine related factors of physical activity preventive behavior of osteoporosis based on the Health Belief Model (HBM) among teen girls in Qom city, Iran.
Materials and Methods
This cross-sectional descriptive analytical study was conducted on 265 tenth to twelfth grade girl students in Qom city. The participants were selected via multistage sampling method. A researcher-made questionnaire based on Health Belief Model used for data collection. Data were analyzed using SPSS-20.
Results
The current study, knowledge and perceived self-efficacy had a significant and positive relationship with physical activity behavior (r=0.13, P0.05).
Conclusion
The results of the study showed that educational interventions and programs must focus on increasing knowledge and perceived self-efficacy to enhance physical activity behavior and reduce the perceived barriers associated with osteoporosis preventive physical activity.

Keywords

Adolescents

Health belief model

Physical Activity

Osteoporosis