The Relation Between Decisional Balance and Self-Efficacy with Fruits and Vegetables Consumption Among a Sample of Women in Bandar Abbas, Iran

Background: Consumption of fruits and vegetables improve health and prevent chronic diseases.Objectives: This study aimed to survey the relation between decisional balance and self-efficacy with fruits and vegetables consumptionamong a sample of women in Bandar Abbas, Iran.Methods: In this study, ۳۸۳ women who referred to seven health centers in Bandar Abbas were selected through a stratified samplingmethod. A valid and reliable questionnaire including the constructs of the transtheoretical model and fruits and vegetablesconsumption was used to collect data. SPSS version ۱۹.۰ was used to analyze the data running one-way ANOVA and linear trendanalysis.Results: Analysis of consuming two services or more fruits a day indicated that the majority of women (۵۸%) were at the maintenancestage and the minority (۴.۲%) at the contemplation stage. Moreover, the majority of subjects (۵۵.۶%) were found to be at themaintenance stage of consuming ۲۰۰ g or more vegetables a day, while the minority (۳.۷%) were at the contemplation stage. Significantrelations were found between the stages of change to consume more fruits and vegetables and such constructs as decisionalbalance and self-efficacy P < ۰.۰۵).Conclusions: According to the results, in designing interventions to increase the consumption of fruits and vegetables in housewives,it is necessary to emphasize increasing the decisional balance and self-efficacy.

Keywords:

Fruit , Vegetable , Theoretical Model , Trend