AFRO-NETS> RFI: Analysis Of The Health Belief Model

["R.A. Hassad" <Gradnet@aol.com>]

RFI: Analysis Of The Health Belief Model
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Dear Members & Colleagues:

I am writing a review (content, context and applications) of the 
Health Belief Model - HBM (Godfrey Hochbaum, Stephen Kegeles & Irwin 
Rosenstock), and would appreciate your contribution, particularly 
with respect to methodological, statistical and cultural considera-
tions. Specific information about the reliability, validity and pre-
dictive value of the model will be extremely helpful.

If you are not familiar with the HBM, then please feel free to share 
your observations and views on the use/misuse of multivariate behav-
ioural models in general.

Originated in the 1950s, the HBM is generally accepted as the begin-
ning of systematic, theory-based research in health behavior. The HBM 
was developed as part of an effort by social psychologists in the 
United States Public Health Service to explain the lack of public 
participation in health screening and prevention programs. Since then 
the HBM has been adapted to explore a variety of long and short-term 
health behaviours. According to the HBM, changes in behavior depend 
on five factors: perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, per-
ceived benefit, perceived barriers and self-efficacy.

Thanks, 
R.A. Hassad, MPH, 
PhD Assistant Professor, 
Mercy College, NY
mailto:Gradnet@aol.com

Original Article: Hochbaum, G.M. (1958). Public participation in 
medical screening programs: A socio-psychological study. PHS publica-
tion no. 572. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.

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