Sexual Health Education Model: IMB Model

Abstract

Sexual health education is a broadly based, community-supported activity that requires full participation of the medical, educational, public health, social welfare and legal systems in our society. Information, Motivation, Behavioural skills (IMB) model is used to create effective sexual health education programs. This model can help individuals to reduce risk behaviours, to prevent sexual health-related problems and to guide individuals in enhancing sexual health. Sexual health education programs are based on the three components of the model: Information- Will help individuals to be better informed Motivation- Will motivate individuals acquire the relevant behavioural skills that will likely to reduce negative outcomes and enhance sexual health. Behaviuoral Skills-Will help individuals acquire the relevant behavioural skills that will likely to reduce negative outcomes and enhance sexual helath.

Effects of Information, Motivation, Behavioral Skills Model on Urinary Incontinence in Men With Overactive Bladder and Urge Incontinence

“…8 Multiple studies have shown that interventions based on the IMB model are eff ective for promoting health-related behavior changes. [8][9][10][11][12][13] For example, behavioral intervention programs based on the IMB model have been shown to be eff ective for promoting heart health, cigarette smoking cessation, management of diabetes mellitus, and correction of nutrition defi cits in patients with iron-defi ciency anemia, 11 and condom use for prevention of HIV infection. 8 , 10-13 We searched the literature but found no studies adapting the IMB model to behavioral therapy for patients with OAB and urge urinary incontinence.…”