The health belief model's ability to predict COVID-19 preventive behavior: A systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The health belief model specifies that individuals' perceptions about particular behavior can predict the performance of respective behavior. So far, the model has been used to explain why people did not follow COVID-19 preventive behavior. Although we are using it, to our best knowledge, its predictive ability in COVID-19 preventive behavior is unexplored. So, this review aimed to assess the model's predictive ability and identify the most frequently related construct.

Method

A systematic review was conducted to examine the predictive ability of health belief model in COVID-19 preventive behavior using research done all over the world. Preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis guidelines were used. Comprehensive literature was searched usin

SUBMITTER: Zewdie A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9310284 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature