An investigation on the Effect of Health Belief Model-based Education on Preventive Behaviors of Diabetes Type 2 in Male Adolescences

Aims: The prevalence of Diabetes type-2 has been increased significantly during recent years. So, prevention is necessary from adolescence. This study aimed to investigate the effect of Health Belief Modelbased education on preventive behaviors of Diabetes type-2 in male adolescences. Materials Methods: This semiexperimental study was conducted on 208 secondary school students of Hamadan city (104 students in an experimental group and 104 students in a control group) in 2018, who were selected using the stratifiedproportional sampling method. Data were collected using a researcherdeveloped questionnaire including demographic, awareness, model constructions, and preventive behavior. Afterward, an educational intervention was implemented in the experimental group based on Health Belief Model in four 4560 minute sessions. After one month, the data were recollected from the two groups and analyzed using Chisquare, ttest, and linear regression by SPSS 16 software. Findings: Comparing the scores of awareness, Health Belief Model constructs, and student rsquo;s preventive practices revealed no statistically significant differences between the two groups at the beginning of the study (p 0.05). However, after the intervention, significant differences were observed between the two groups regarding awareness, the Health Belief Model constructs, and student rsquo;s preventive practices (p 0.05). Linear regression analysis indicated that selfefficacy was the most important independent predictor of type-2 diabetespreventative behavior (p 0.05). Conclusion: Health Belief Modelbased education is effective in promoting type-2 diabetes prevention behaviors in students.