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Abstract
COVID-19, recognized as a communicable viral disease and declared an International Public Health Concern by the WHO in 2020, necessitates effective public health interventions, with social distancing being a key tool in the control of the pandemic. Despite its acknowledged importance, there exists a limited understanding of the extent to which Health Belief Model (HBM) constructs relate to preventive health behaviors. This study aims to evaluate the relationships between HBM constructs and preventive health behaviors among adults during the COVID-19 pandemic, utilizing HBM as the theoretical framework. Quantitative data were collected through a Likert scale survey employing a random sampling method, with a sample size of 750 participants. The collected data underwent analysis using SPSS. Spearman’s rho revealed weak, moderate, and strong positive correlations among HBM constructs and preventive health behaviors (rho = .126, p = .001; rho = .475, p = .000; rho = .563, rho = .643, and rho = .653, p = .000). In conclusion, this study highlights a substantial adoption of preventive health behaviors among adults in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, as indicated by the relationships observed with HBM constructs.
