The using of health belief model on AIDS preventive behaviors among health volunteers

AIDS has affected all countries, races, and both genders across the world.The purpose of this study was the effect of a educational program based on the health belief model in health volunteers on AIDS preventive behaviors. In this quasi-experimental study, 150 health volunteers were chosen and placed randomly in the case group (75) or in the control group (75). A questionnaire was used to collect the data. The volunteers filled out the questionnaires one month after the educational program had ended. The data were analyzed through statistical tests, namely the independent t-test, the paired t-test, the chi-square test and the Pearson correlation test. After the educational intervention, mean scores of all constructs of the health belief model became significant. The results were indicative of the positive effects of health belief model-based educational interventions on AIDS-related awareness, skills and preventive behaviors in health volunteers and the households under their coverage. Keywords: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome, Education, Volunteer, health belief model