Factors Affecting Health Promoting Behaviors of Police Working in the Three Southernmost Provinces

Abstract

The cross - sectional analytical study aimed to investigate factors affecting health promoting behaviors of police working in the three southernmost provinces. The samples were consisted of 338 police, in which they were calculated by using program G* power. Multi - stage random sampling technique was used in recruitment the study subjects. The questionnaires about health promoting behaviors were developed and used as the research instrument. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics as percentage, mean and standard deviation and inferential statistics by stepwise multiple regression analysis.  The results showed that perceived self-efficacy (β = 0.601, P-value <0.001), influence of unrest situations (β = 0.227, P-value <0.001), attitude toward health promotion (β = -0.129, P-value = 0.003) and knowledge about health promotion (β = -0.114, P-value = 0.005) were statistically significant effects to health promoting behaviors of the police. All four variables could predict health promoting behaviors by 49.1 percent (Adjusted R2 = 0.491) with the standard error of the prediction of 0.188. The results can be useful in planning and implementing health promotion programs regarding perceived self - efficacy of the police working in the three southernmost provinces.