TY - JOUR
T1 - Risk Perceptions of Noncommunicable Diseases among Cambodian Adults
T2 - A Cross-Sectional Study
AU - Sung-Heui, Bae
AU - Oknam, Hwang
AU - Jieun, Jeong
AU - Youngran, Yang
N1 - Funding Information:
College of Nursing, Jeonbuk National University, 567 Baekje-daero, Deokjin-gu, Jeonju 54896, Korea. Tel: +82-63-270-3116, Fax: +82-63-270-3127, E-mail: youngran13@jbnu.ac.kr -This work was supported by the Korea International Cooperation Agency’s. Incubating Program in the part of Public-private Cooperation Programs.
Publisher Copyright:
© 2022. Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
PY - 2022
Y1 - 2022
N2 - Purpose: In Cambodia, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) account for 64% of all deaths. A lack of risk perception of NCDs leads to poor measures of their prevention and management. This study aimed to investigate Cambodians’ risk perceptions of NCDs based on the health belief model. Methods: A cross-sectional design was used, and using convenience sampling, participants included 200 Cambodians aged 40 years or older. A face-to-face administered structured questionnaire was used to assess demographic characteristics, health behaviors, and risk perceptions of NCDs. Results: Of the constructs of NCD risk perception, perceived severity (88.2%) and benefits (86.3%) were high, but relative to these, perceived cues to action (64.1%), barriers (63.5%), and self-efficacy (58.1%) were low. Conclusion: It is important to improve perceived self-efficacy in government health promotion, outreach, and improvement programs and to reduce perceived barriers through medical tests either by facility-based delivery or via outreach health services in Cambodia.
AB - Purpose: In Cambodia, noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) account for 64% of all deaths. A lack of risk perception of NCDs leads to poor measures of their prevention and management. This study aimed to investigate Cambodians’ risk perceptions of NCDs based on the health belief model. Methods: A cross-sectional design was used, and using convenience sampling, participants included 200 Cambodians aged 40 years or older. A face-to-face administered structured questionnaire was used to assess demographic characteristics, health behaviors, and risk perceptions of NCDs. Results: Of the constructs of NCD risk perception, perceived severity (88.2%) and benefits (86.3%) were high, but relative to these, perceived cues to action (64.1%), barriers (63.5%), and self-efficacy (58.1%) were low. Conclusion: It is important to improve perceived self-efficacy in government health promotion, outreach, and improvement programs and to reduce perceived barriers through medical tests either by facility-based delivery or via outreach health services in Cambodia.
KW - Cambodia
KW - Health belief model
KW - Noncommunicable diseases
KW - Risk perception
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U2 - 10.12799/jkachn.2022.33.2.259
DO - 10.12799/jkachn.2022.33.2.259
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85134373670
SN - 1225-9594
VL - 33
SP - 259
EP - 268
JO - Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
JF - Journal of Korean Academy of Community Health Nursing
IS - 2
ER -