ReviewJournal of midwifery & women's health
The Health Belief Model can guide modern contraceptive behavior research and practice.
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- Determinants of teenage pregnancy and knowledge about contraception, sexually transmitted diseases among pregnant women: A case-control study in Eastern India.Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2024Article
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- Reproductive decision making in women with medical comorbidities: a qualitative study.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2023Article
- Postpartum family planning attitudes among Turkish women: development of a reliable and valid scale.Primary health care research & development · 2023Article
- Perception of risk of relapse among patients with first episode and recurrent schizophrenia: a descriptive phenomenological study.BMC psychiatry · 2023Article
- Factors that influence modern contraceptive use among women aged 35 to 49 years and their male partners in Gomoa West District, Ghana: a qualitative study.Tropical medicine and health · 2023Article
- Characterizing Twitter Content About HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for Women: Qualitative Content Analysis.Journal of medical Internet research · 2023Article
- The impact of depression at preconception on pregnancy planning and unmet need for contraception in the first postpartum year: a cohort study from rural Malawi.Reproductive health · 2023Article
- Effect of Educational Intervention Based on Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) on Doing Breast Self-examination in a Sample of Iranian Women.Breast cancer : basic and clinical research · 2023Article
- The determinants of postpartum contraceptive use in Nigeria.Frontiers in global women's health · 2023Article
- Understanding contraceptive failure: an analysis of qualitative narratives.Women's reproductive health (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2023Article
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Abstract
introductionTheory-based research is needed to understand poor contraceptive behavior and related reproductive health sequelae. The purpose of this review was to examine the Health Belief Model (HBM) as a comprehensive, well-tested social-cognitive framework suitable for explaining and predicting contraceptive behavior.
methodsExisting literature, including editorials and research reports, describing HBM-guided contraceptive research between January 1966 and February 2011 was retrieved from established electronic databases. After consideration of inclusion/exclusion criteria, 10 articles were included in the review.
resultsIssues in original family planning applications of HBM included inconsistent conceptualizations of contraceptive behavior and limited use of all HBM constructs in research surveys, interventions, and analyses. Knowledge of contraceptive behavior has evolved, warranting more comprehensive use of the HBM for pertinent reproductive health contexts, behaviors, and methods. DISCUSSION: With more rigorous applications, the HBM can help us understand modern contraceptive behavior determinants and facilitate strategies to prevent unintended pregnancy and promote positive family planning outcomes.
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