Authors : Mohammad Afkhami Aghda, Ebrahim Salmani Nodooshan and Esmaeil Zarei Zavaraki
Abstract: Suitable use of educational technology in design and presenting educational models has particular importance in health promotion. The present research has been carried out to compare the efficiency of the Health Belief Model and Theory of Rational Function during pregnancy period as well as designing and presenting a suitable model. The statistical society of this descriptive analytical research consisted of all pregnant women who were under coverage of urban and rural health and medical centers of Yazd town. A total of 365 women taken at random from 23 urban and rural centers. Data was collected by questionnaires which measured the structures of the two models. The only perceived the benefits and the guidance for function from the structures of Health Belief Model shows significant correlation with the health of pregnancy period in 0.1 level and the perceived barriers also showed rives and significant correlation with this structure in 0.5 level and the sum of variables of the earlier mentioned model was predicted to be 8.9% of changes in the health during pregnancy period. Among these, the forecasting power of the guideline for function has been more than all. The average health behaviors in the women with elementary school education were higher than other women. The average health behaviors of women with illiterate spouses were higher than other groups and also in women whose husbands were self-employed. The statistical tests showed significant relationship between education level and job of the spouses and the healthy behaviors during pregnancy. The Health Belief Model could be used as a framework for planning interfering programs in line with improving health measures during pregnancy and the Theory of Rational Functions is not efficient in this behavior. The model was presented based on the perceived benefits and barriers to be a guideline for mothers for their healthy behaviors and conduct during pregnancy for mothers.
Mohammad Afkhami Aghda, Ebrahim Salmani Nodooshan and Esmaeil Zarei Zavaraki, 2011. Comparison Between the Health Belief and the Theory of Rational Action in Health Pregnancy and Presenting a Suitable Model. Research Journal of Biological Sciences, 6: 487-492.