Health Belief Model Theoretical Framework

This section focuses on the theory informing this study in particular the health belief model hbm.

Health belief model theoretical framework. The model is a framework for explaining people s behaviour aligned to health physical and mental well being polit. While the model seems to be an ideal explanatory framework for communication research theoretical limitations have limited its use in the field. Health belief model becker s health belief model will used to provide the theoretical underpinning for the study.

A theoretical framework for the development of home safety supervisory program in childhood injury november 2015 international journal of current research 7 11 22691 22695. The health belief model hbm is a theoretical framework that has been widely used to predict whether individuals are likely to engage in risk reduction disease prevention 9.