We explore the Health Belief Model (HBM), a framework for understanding health behaviours. The sources detail the HBM's history, components (perceived susceptibility, severity, benefits, barriers, cues to action, and self-efficacy), and applications in various health contexts, such as vaccination and cancer screening. Criticisms of the HBM, including its limitations in addressing social and environmental factors, are also discussed. Finally, the texts assess the HBM's predictive power regarding COVID-19 preventive behaviours, finding it to be a reasonably effective predictor, particularly regarding perceived benefits.

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