A Study of Health Belief Model And The Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in Working Muslim Populations

Abstract

This study aimed to examine the correlation of health belief model with preventive behavior and risk of type 2 diabetes in working Muslim age 20 – 60 years and registered at Chonburi province mosque, total 219. Data were collected by physical examination and questionnaire which content validity, the CVI was 0.86 – 1.0, reliability was using Cronbach’s alpha coefficient was 0.82 – 0.98 after ethics approval from research committee, Huachiew Chalermprakiet University. Data analysis were frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation and Pearson Product Moment (p < 0.05) The results show that health belief model in perceived risk of disease ,perceived benefits of prevention behaviors, perceived disease severity and what conducive to practice were positive relationship with type 2 diabetes prevention. But perceived barriers to behaviors for disease prevention was significantly negatively correlated with type 2 diabetes prevention behaviors ( p < 0.05).Anyhow, perceived risk , perceived disease severity, perceived benefits of practice and perceived induction were negatively correlation with body mass index, waist circumference, blood sugar and blood pressure.But perceived barriers has positive correlation with body mass index, waist circumference, blood sugar and blood pressure was statistically significant p < 0.001.