Health Belief Model: Condoms and Sexual Risk

In this essay, the author

• Explains that the health belief model (hbm) is a psychosocial model that was developed during the 1950’s by social psychologists of the u.s. public health services.
• Explains that the key concept of the health belief model includes threat perception, behavioral evaluation, self-efficacy, and other variables.
• Explains the weaknesses of the hbme, including the fact that the health belief model only accounts for individual differences in beliefs and attitudes to predict health-related behaviors.
• Explains the best uses of the health belief model, which identifies constructs that lead to behaviors outcomes. the hbm is best used in influenza inoculations, seatbelt usage, exercise, nutrition, tay-sachs carrier status screening, high blood pressure
• Explains that the sample for this portfolio is about sexual risk teen pregnancy prevention by condoms. it will be made up of teens aged from 13 to 18 both males and females, with the lowest age being 13 years old.
• Explains that a four-point likert scale was used for the study, with values from 1 to 4.
• Opines that if one does not use a condom, they will be likely to become pregnant.
• Explains that condoms reduce pleasure during intercourse, show that they do not trust their partners, and can prevent pregnancy.
• Explains that condoms can prevent sexually transmitted infections, relieve premature ejaculation, and can be bought easily.
• Describes the self-efficacy of using condoms to prevent pregnancy.
• Describes the benefits of good health, such as work productivity and study ability. teens were likely to use condoms when they had sex because the overall health motivation was high.
• Analyzes how the perception of threat of an individual depends on the perceived susceptibility and perceived severity. teens believe that they are very likely to become pregnant if they do not use any condom during intercourse.
• Explains that the behavioral evaluation determined by perceived benefits and perceived barrier was also very high in case. the health evaluation was vey high, so it could increase the health motivation.
• Explains that the effective cures to action and the high self-efficacy in this case can increase the health-motivation.
• Explains that the threat perception, behavior evaluation, and self-efficacy are high, indicating that teens believe that they are very likely to become pregnant if they do not use any condom during sexual intercourse.