Preventive Behaviors of Malta Fever in Country Women: A Family-Based Empowerment Model

Abstract

The effect of education on promoting self-efficacy ... [21] Association of life style and self-esteem among ... [22] Effect of educational intervention based ... [23] Validity and reliability of Rosenberg self-esteem scale ... [24] Epidemiological of brucellosis in Shahrekord city ... [25] Brucellosis knowledge and preventive practices among ... [26] Factors influencing preventive behavior ... [27] Risk, knowledge and preventive measures of smallholder ... [28] Understanding the role of disease knowledge and risk ... [29] The effectiveness of educational intervention based ... [30] A multifaceted risk model of brucellosis at the ... [31] Assessment of preventive behavior for cervical ... [32] Health behavior and health education: Theory ...Aims Brucellosis (Malta fever) is one of the most common zoonosis diseases. The role of the family in preventive behaviors against brucellosis is important, so this study was conducted to determine the relationship between preventative behaviors of brucellosis and family-based empowerment models in women in families with brucellosis patients in Iran.Instrument & Methods 200 people participated in this descriptive study through the multistage cluster method. Data were collected through demographic questionnaires, awareness, attitude, self-efficacy, and self-esteem and behavior. Data were analyzed using SPSS software and independent T-tests, one-way analysis of variance, and Pearson and Spearman correlation and regression. Findings 96 (48%) participants had a history of brucellosis, 174 (87%) had a history of contact with livestock, 131 (65.5%) had a history of consumption of unpasteurized dairy products (r=-0.218, p=0.003). Based on the independent t-test, a significant relationship was observed between pasteurized dairy consumption and housekeeping with preventive behavior (p=0.039) (p=0.455). Variance analysis test showed a significant relationship between the level of education and preventive behavior (p=0.002). According to the linear regression model, the relationship between self-efficacy and behavior was significant (p0.001), and self-efficacy had more predictive power than other constructs. Conclusions In countrywomen, self-efficacy plays an important role in predicting behavior. In order to promote preventive behaviors against brucellosis, people's self-efficacy should be improved.

Factors Influencing Brucellosis Preventive Behaviors among Marginalized Iranian Women: An Application of the Health Belief Model

“…In this study, the brucellosis preventive behaviors were signifcantly correlated with age, education status, and husband's job. Tis result is constant with the results of previous studies [23][24][25]. Generally, older people show better behaviors because of experience.…”