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Background
and Objective: Health
locus of control is one of the most widely measured parameters of health belief
for the planning of health education programs which plays an important role on
the health improvements and education. This study was performed
to assess health locus of control among the students at
Bushehr University of Medical Sciences.
Materials
and Methods:
This cross sectional study was conducted on 267 students of Bushehr University
of Medical Sciences selected by stratified random sampling in 2012. Data were
collected by demographic checklist and Form “B” of Multidimensional Health Locus of
Control (MHLC) scale. Data were analyzed by descriptive (numbers, mean, percent and
standard deviation) and analytic (Mann-Whitney,
Kruskal-Wallis and Spearman correlation) tests.
Results: Three dimensions of
health locus of control scores were determined to be 26.8±5.3 for internal locus of control, 16.9±3.9 for
chance locus
of control and 21.9±4.8 for others locus of control. According
to spearman correlation test, a positive
and significant relationship was found between internal locus of control dimension and others locus of control dimension (p<0.001, rs=0.220). Further, it was determined that Health Locus of Control score did not have a significant relation
with demographic characteristics such as students’ age, gender, number of
siblings, birth order, field of study, parent’s education, and parent’s
occupation (p>0.05).
Conclusion:
Since the most scores were
pertaining to internal locus
of control dimension and fewer
scores were pertaining to chance locus
of control dimension, it can be
conclude that according to the students the
most influential significant factor on students’ health is their performance
and chance has less influence on their health.
Key words: Health Locus of Control, Multidimensional Health Locus
of Control Scale,
Medical Students
Funding:
This research was funded by Busheher University of Medical Sciences.
Conflict
of interest: None declared.
Ethical approval: The
Ethics Committee of Busheher University of Medical Sciences approved the study.
How to cite this article: Ganjoo M, Kamali F, Hashemi
SM, Nasiri M. Assessment of Health Locus of Control among students of Bushehr
University of Medical Sciences: A Short Report. J Rafsanjan Univ Med Sci 2014 12(12): 1033-42. [Farsi]
Received: 2013/08/4 | Accepted: 2014/04/27 | Published: 2014/04/27
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