Women’s self-care behavior and its relationship with social capital in Yazd, Iran

Shiri, Hamideh; Afshani, Seyed Alireza

doi:10.1186/s12905-021-01469-0

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“…Learning self-care activities can lead a person to stay healthy and well, increase a person's adaptation to illness, increase self-care capacity, and reduce patients' disability and treatment costs. 14 Despite the implemented policies such as media advertising, education, legal barriers, and encouraging people to increase selfcare behaviors, according to the studies conducted, despite the high level of self-care behaviors among special classes, it seems that health and self-care behaviors are at a low level among the general population of Iran. 1 Considering the widespread and rapid spread of COVID-19 in the world, including Iran, it can be said that self-care behaviors are one of the key factors in preventing this disease, which has a deep connection with psychosocial issues 15 and has been less addressed from a psychosocial perspective.…”

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Self‐care behavior prevention of COVID‐19 in the general population based on Pender Health Promotion Model: A cross‐sectional study

Pouresmali

Dargahi

Alizadehgoradel

et al. 2022

Health Science Reports

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Background and Aims Coronavirus with its sudden and widespread outbreak has obviously imposed devastating consequences in various aspects of human life. The purpose of this study was to determine the predictive value of Pender's Health Promotion Model (HPM) structures in self‐care preventive behavior against coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) among the general population of Ardabil, Iran. Methods The present retrospective descriptive‐correlational study was conducted on citizens of Ardabil aged 18 years and over in 2021. After dividing the city of Ardabil into four parts, 50 people from each area of the city and a total of 200 people were selected through the available sampling method through social media. Data collection tools included a demographic profile, perceived self‐efficacy scale, perceived emotional questionnaire, perceived social support questionnaire, perceived benefits and barriers questionnaire, researcher‐made COVID‐19 self‐care questionnaire, and commitment to action questionnaire based on Pender's HPM structures in an online manner. Data were analyzed by Amos 22 software and using structural equation modeling. Results According to the results, direct path analysis to COVID‐19 self‐care behavior indicated that the variables of perceived self‐efficacy ( β = 0.18, p < 0.01), interpersonal effects ( β = 0.19, p < 0.01), positive emotion ( β = 0.15, p < 0.05) and perceived benefits ( β = 0.20, p < 0.01) are able to significantly predict self‐care behaviors. Moreover, the bootstrapping test results in the indirect path analysis demonstrated that the variables of perceived self‐efficacy (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.012, 0.066), perceived social support (95% CI, 0.002, 0.026), and perceived barriers (95% CI, −0.019, −0.002) and benefits (95% CI, 0.001, 0. 015) through the mediator variable of commitment to action are able to significantly predict COVID‐19 self‐care behavior. Conclusions Based on the findings of the present study, it can be claimed that the proposed model of COVID‐19 self‐care behavior has an acceptable fitness in the general population. This model can be used in developing educational programs and intervention techniques to modify people's attitudes and behaviors.

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Self‐care behavior prevention of COVID‐19 in the general population based on Pender Health Promotion Model: A cross‐sectional study

Pouresmali

Dargahi

Alizadehgoradel

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“…Health literacy skill is the main driver to improving health outcomes and quality of life [ 14 ]. Health literacy has gained critical importance in public health to better manage social and environmental factors improving individual’s health status [ 15 , 16 ].…”

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Examining health literacy and self-efficacy levels and their association with preventive behaviors of urinary tract infection in Iranian pregnant women: across sectional study

Eslami,

Sany,

Tehrani

et al. 2023

BMC Women's Health

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Objective Urinary tract infection (UTI) is assumed to be associated with the risk of fetal and maternal mortality and morbidity during pregnancy. The potential effect of health literacy and self-efficacy on UTI preventive behaviors among pregnant women has not yet been fully studied. Our objectives were to determine the level of health literacy, self-efficacy, and UTI prevention behaviors in pregnant women, and whether health literacy and self-efficacy are associated with UTI prevention behaviors in pregnant women. Design A cross-sectional study was conducted, from November 2020 to December 2020, through a multi-stage sampling design on 235 pregnant women aged between 18 and 42 years in Mashhad, Iran. Data were collected through valid and reliable questionnaires including the Test of Functional Health Literacy in Adults (TOFHLA), General Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (GSE), and research made-preventive behaviors recommendations for UTI disease. Results The level of UTI prevention behaviors scores is moderate (71.39 ± 8.58) among women during their pregnancy. Insufficient health literacy and self-efficacy were observed in 53.6% and 59.3% of participants, respectively. The regression model highlighted that 21.20% of the total variance of UTI preventive behaviors was predicted by sociodemographic characteristics, while 40.81% of the variance of UTI preventive behaviors was predicted by health literacy and self-efficacy. Conclusion It has been observed that health literacy and self-efficacy are main determinants to improve UTI preventive behaviors. Focusing on an intervention based on health literacy skills may be a practical strategy to promote a healthy lifestyle in this population.

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“…In a large national survey of 12000 individuals, only 26 participants had high social capital [41]. Also, only limited studies in Iran have evaluated the social capital's associations with physical activity levels and food security [42][43][44][45]. Terefore, in this study, we aimed to assess the social capital's associations with physical inactivity and food insecurity in a large-scale study in Tehran, the capital of Iran.…”

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Physical Inactivity and Food Insecurity Are Associated with Social Capital: A Large-Scale Population-Based Study in Tehran

Nakhostin-Ansari

Akbari

Selk-Ghaffari

et al. 2022

The Scientific World Journal

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Background. There are limited studies on food security, physical activity, and social capital in the Iranian population. This study aimed to evaluate the social capital’s associations with physical inactivity and food insecurity in a large-scale study in Iran, Urban HEART-2. Methods. This cross-sectional study was conducted in 22 districts of Tehran, the capital of Iran. Residents of Tehran who were 15 years or older were selected by a multi-stage, stratified, and random sampling method. Food insecurity and physical activity were evaluated using Household Food Security Scale and Global Physical Activity Questionnaire, respectively, and their associations with social capital were evaluated. Results. A total of 5030 individuals were included in this study, with 3139 (62.4%) males. The mean age of participants was 44.08 years (SD = 16.33, range = 15–90). Participation in social events (OR = 0.893, 95% CI = 0.819–0.974, P = 0.011), social network (OR = 0.849, 95% CI = 0.786, P < 0.001), and voluntary activities (OR = 0.865, 95% CI = 0.812–0.921, P < 0.001) were all negatively associated with food insecurity. Also, voluntary activities (OR = 0.823, 95% CI = 0.776–0.872, P < 0.001) and participation in the associations activities (OR = 0.665, 95% CI = 0.582–0.759, P < 0.001) were negatively associated with physical inactivity. Conclusion. The prevalence of food insecurity and physical inactivity is relatively high among Tehran residents. As a factor affecting the physical activity and food security, social capital can be targeted in interventions to improve physical activity and food security among Iranians.

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Women’s self-care behavior and its relationship with social capital in Yazd, Iran

Cited by 4 publications

References 33 publications

Self‐care behavior prevention of COVID‐19 in the general population based on Pender Health Promotion Model: A cross‐sectional study

Self‐care behavior prevention of COVID‐19 in the general population based on Pender Health Promotion Model: A cross‐sectional study

Examining health literacy and self-efficacy levels and their association with preventive behaviors of urinary tract infection in Iranian pregnant women: across sectional study

Physical Inactivity and Food Insecurity Are Associated with Social Capital: A Large-Scale Population-Based Study in Tehran

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