Determinants of Weight Loss and Obesity Control Behaviors Among Women Based on the Pender’s Health Promotion Model

Background: Lifestyle changes, advertising, and access to high-calorie, low-value foods have led to anincrease in the prevalence of obesity and overweight, and women are at greater risk in this regard. The aimof the present study was to identify the determinants of weight loss and obesity control behaviors based onPender’s health promotion model (HPM) among women referring to the healthcare centers of Shahrekord,Iran.Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was performed on ۵۰۰ women aged ۱۸-۴۹ years with a bodymass index (BMI) ≥ ۲۵ in ۲۰۱۹. The cluster sampling method was performed on the healthcare centers,and women were selected using simple random sampling. The data collection instrument included aresearcher-made questionnaire, the reliability and validity of which were approved, and finally, data wereanalyzed using analytical tests in SPSS ۲۲ and Stata۱۴.Results: The mean (± standard deviation) of the women’s age was ۳۴.۳۳ ± ۸.۲ years. A total of ۵۷.۸% ofwomen had no history of weight loss and obesity control behaviors. Variables such as age, educationlevel, and marital status were statistically significantly related to weight loss and obesity control behaviors(P ≤ ۰.۰۵). Moreover, the constructs of prior related behaviors, interpersonal influences, and commitmentto a plan of action were among the predictors of weight loss and obesity control behaviors and predicted۶.۶% of behavioral changes (R۲: ۶.۶, P < ۰.۰۵).Conclusion: Overall, prior related behaviors, interpersonal influences, and commitment to a plan of actionare predictors of weight loss and obesity control behaviors, and thus it is suggested to place more on theseconstructs while designing relevant health-promotion interventions.Keywords: Health promotion, Women, Overweight and obesity

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Health promotion , Women , Overweight and obesity