We found a match
Your institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.
- Title
A population-based study of health-promoting behaviors and their predictors in Iranian women of reproductive age.
- Authors
MIRGHAFOURVAND, MOJGAN; BAHEIRAEI, AZAM; NEDJAT, SAHARNAZ; MOHAMMADI, EASA; CHARANDABI, SAKINEH MOHAMMAD-ALIZADEH; MAJDZADEH, REZA
- Abstract
Health-promoting behaviors have been recognized as major factors for maintenance and improvement of health. The objective of this study was to determine the status of health-promoting behaviors and their predicting factors in Iranian women of reproductive age. This was a population-based cross-sectional study in which 1359 Iranian women of reproductive age were selected by proportional random multistage cluster sampling in Tehran. Questionnaires including sociodemographic characteristics, Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile-II (HPLP-II) and Personal Resource Questionnaire 85-Part 2 (PRQ85-Part 2) were completed by interview. The association between the dependent variables (HPLP-II and subscales) and the independent variables (social support and sociodemographic characteristics) was analyzed using the multivariable linear regression model. Among the six dimensions of health-promoting behaviors, women scored highest in interpersonal relations (3.08±0.51) and lowest in physical activity (2.04±0.64). The Pearson test indicated perceived social support to be significantly correlated with HPLP-II (r = 0.53; p < 0.001) and all its subscales (r = 0.12-0.60; p < 0.001). Multivariable regression analysis indicated social support to be a predictor of HPLP-II and all its subscales, except for physical activity. Social support and sociodemographic characteristics accounted for 29.8% of the variance in the HPLP-II score and 6.9-39.3 in the six subscales. The findings of the present study confirm the importance of social support and modifiable variables (sociodemographic) in the occurrence of health-promoting behaviors in women and accredit the theoretical relationships among the concepts of the health-promotion model.
- Subjects
IRAN; CLUSTER analysis (Statistics); STATISTICAL correlation; HEALTH behavior; HEALTH promotion; INTERPERSONAL relations; INTERVIEWING; MARITAL status; NUTRITION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION analysis; RESEARCH funding; STATISTICAL sampling; SCALE analysis (Psychology); STATISTICS; STRESS management; MATHEMATICAL variables; REPRODUCTIVE health; SOCIAL support; SOCIOECONOMIC factors; EDUCATIONAL attainment; BODY mass index; INTER-observer reliability; CROSS-sectional method; PHYSICAL activity; DATA analysis software; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; ONE-way analysis of variance
- Publication
Health Promotion International, 2015, Vol 30, Issue 3, p586
- ISSN
0957-4824
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/heapro/dat086