Health-Promoting Behaviors and Their Predictors in Iranian Women of Reproductive Age: A Cross-Sectional Study

Abstract

Health-promoting behaviors are one of the main determinative components of health in the prevention of many diseases. This cross-sectional study aimed to determine health-promoting behaviors and their relationship to sociodemographic variables on 330 women of reproductive age admitted to the selected primary health-care centers in Qom city (one of the biggest cities in Iran) from March 2016 to July 2016. Data were collected using the health-promoting lifestyle profile II (HPLP-II) questionnaire and the sociodemographic characteristics and also were analyzed by one-way analysis of variance, with post hoc (if necessary), and multivariable linear regression. The total HPLP-II mean score of women was 136.64 ± 22.37. The highest score in the HPLP-II subscales of women was found for interpersonal relations subscale (26.43 ± 4.21) and the lowest score for physical activity subscale (14.66 ± 4.62). The educational level and income had significant association with some subscales (p < .05).

Keywords

health-promoting behaviors sociodemographic characteristics women of reproductive age

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