The Effect of a School-Based Health Belief Model Intervention on Safety Measures Behaviors in School Accidents Among Elementary School Students

Authors : Cahide Çevik, Arif Kolay
Pages : 199-211
Doi:10.69487/hemarge.1686220
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Publication Date : 2025-12-31
Article Type : Research Paper
Abstract :Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effect of a Health Belief Model-based intervention on elementary school students’ behaviors regarding safety measures in school accidents. Method: This research was a quasi-experimental study (ClinicalTrials ID: NCT05576987) with a pretest-posttest control group design. According to the power analysis, the minimum required number of participants was 87 for both the experimental and control groups. Considering missing and erroneous data and participant absenteeism, the study was conducted with 100 students in each group. Students selected for the experimental group received education prepared based on the components of the Health Belief Model, delivered by the researcher once a week for 20 minutes over a period of four weeks. At the beginning and end of the study, a personal data identification form and a behavior scale regarding safety measures in school accidents were administered to both groups. Results: The mean age of the students was 9.3 years. Among the participants, 47% were girls and 53% were boys. In both the pretest (p <0.001) and posttest (p <0.001) assessments, girls scored significantly higher than boys. No statistically significant difference was observed between the groups in behavior scores following the intervention (p = 0.141), nor was a significant within-group change detected from pretest to posttest (p = 0.443). Conclusion: The Health Belief Model-based education on school accidents did not create an effect on students’ behaviors regarding safety measures in school accidents. Further research with longer education durations and the inclusion of parents is needed.
Keywords : Okul, Kaza, Öğrenci, Sağlık İnanç Modeli, Eğitim

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