Abstract:
Health belief is about a patient’s belief that vulnerability and
treatment efficacy can affect health behavior decisions. This research
investigated the difference in behavior compliance of patients with
chronic renal failure based on gender and health beliefs' contribution
to it. The sample of this research was 30 male and 30 female renal
failure patients at Brigjend H. Hasan Basry Hospital. Data was
collected by behavior compliance scale and health belief scale.
Multivariate analysis was used to analyze the data. The results show
a significant relationship between male and female patients' health
beliefs and behavior compliance. The health belief of male patients is
higher than female patients, while the behavior compliance of female
patients is higher than males. It can be concluded that health and
gender are factors affecting behavior compliance. Therefore,
paramedics may increase patients' health beliefs to enhance behavior
compliance, especially among female patients with chronic renal
failure.
Keywords: behavior compliance; chronic renal failure; health belief;
patient
