A population-based study of health-promoting behaviors and their predictors in Iranian women of reproductive age

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ID22945338
AutoresMojgan Mirghafourvand (0000-0001-8360-4309, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences), Azam Baheiraei (Iran University of Medical Sciences, autor de correspondencia), Saharnaz Nedjat (0000-0002-0966-727X, Tehran University of Medical Sciences), Eesa Mohammadi (0000-0001-6169-9829, Tarbiat Modares University), Easa Mohammadi, Sakineh Mohammad‐Alizadeh‐Charandabi (0000-0003-4785-9333, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences), Sakineh Mohammad-Alizadeh Charandabi, Reza Majdzadeh (0000-0001-8429-5261, Iran University of Medical Sciences)
Año2015
Volumen30
Número3
Páginas586-594
Fecha de publicación2015-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaHealth Promotion International (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0957-4824 • E-ISSN: 1460-2245
EditorialOxford University Press (OUP) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.1093/heapro/dat086
PMID24395956
OpenAlexW2157561894
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas6
Referencias citadas33

Health-promoting behaviors have been recognized as major factors for maintenance and improvement of health. The objective of this study was to determine the status of health-promoting behaviors and their predicting factors in Iranian women of reproductive age. This was a population-based cross-sectional study in which 1359 Iranian women of reproductive age were selected by proportional random multistage cluster sampling in Tehran. Questionnaires including sociodemographic characteristics, Health-Promoting Lifestyle Profile-II (HPLP-II) and Personal Resource Questionnaire 85-Part 2 (PRQ85-Part 2) were completed by interview. The association between the dependent variables (HPLP-II and subscales) and the independent variables (social support and sociodemographic characteristics) was analyzed using the multivariable linear regression model. Among the six dimensions of health-promoting behaviors, women scored highest in interpersonal relations (3.08 ± 0.51) and lowest in physical activity (2.04 ± 0.64). The Pearson test indicated perceived social support to be significantly correlated with HPLP-II (r = 0.53; p < 0.001) and all its subscales (r = 0.12-0.60; p < 0.001). Multivariable regression analysis indicated social support to be a predictor of HPLP-II and all its subscales, except for physical activity. Social support and sociodemographic characteristics accounted for 29.8% of the variance in the HPLP-II score and 6.9-39.3 in the six subscales. The findings of the present study confirm the importance of social support and modifiable variables (sociodemographic) in the occurrence of health-promoting behaviors in women and accredit the theoretical relationships among the concepts of the health-promotion model.

Cluster sampling · Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Interpersonal relationship · Linear regression · Population · Regression analysis · Social support · Demography · Health and Wellbeing Research · Health, psychology, and well-being · Medicine · Psychology · School Health and Nursing Education · Social Psychology · Gerontology