Using the Health Belief Model to Predict Pre-Travel Health Decisions among U.S.-Based Travelers.

ABSTRACT: International travelers are at increased risk of infectious disease, but almost half of Americans traveling to lower- and middle-income countries seek no health information before traveling. The Health Belief Model (HBM) can help evaluate decisions by categorizing behaviors into five categories: susceptibility, severity, benefits, barriers, and self-efficacy. This study sought to use the HBM to elucidate what may influence an individual to make certain pre-travel health decisions. We surveyed 604 participants who had recently traveled to an at-risk country. Participants were subset into nested groups: full population, sought any health information, and visited a clinic or health care provider (HCP). Survey questions were categorized according to the HBM, assembled into a priori models, and

SUBMITTER: Rapheal E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10551073 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature