Review of factors affecting health-related behaviors
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-6450.2019.03.021
- VernacularTitle: 健康相关行为影响因素
- Author:
Meikun HE
1
;
Xiaojun LIU
;
Zongfu MAO
Author Information
1. Global Health Institute, Wuhan University, Wuhan 430071, China
- Publication Type:Review
- Keywords:
Health-related behavior;
Health-promoted behavior;
Health-risky behavior;
Influencing factor
- From:
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
2019;40(3):366-370
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Health related behaviors are closely related to health outcomes. This paper reviews the studies on factors for health related behaviors worldwide published in recent 15 years, and systematically summarizes the current research status of the factors for health related behaviors. The factors influencing health related behaviors are individual social demographic factors, social cognitive factors of individuals, and social environmental factors. The individual social demographic factors mainly include gender, age, marital status, economic level and educational level. The social cognitive factors of individuals mainly include self-efficacy, health belief, social support and peer influence. The social environmental factors mainly include mass media, accessibility of facilities and level of urbanization, etc.
