Health Education and Health Promotion

en Relationship Between Predictors of Hypertension Self-Care Behaviors Based on Protection Motivation Theory and Demographic Factors Aims: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between demographic factors and self-care behaviors and their predictors based on protection motivation theory in hypertensive patients. Instrument & Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on 397 patients with hypertension in Omidieh, Khuzestan Province, southern Iran, in 2022. Data were collected using a demographic information form and a protection motivation theory-based researcher-made questionnaire and analyzed using SPSS 27. Independent t-tests and ANOVA were employed to compare parameters. Findings: Self-care behavior was statistically significant among individuals with excellent economic status, while no statistically significant differences were observed across other demographic parameters, such as gender, marital status, occupation, and education level. A higher level of education was associated with higher mean scores in self-care and self-efficacy (p<0.05). Men exhibited a higher perceived threat (p=0.015) and perceived rewards (p<0.001) than women. Marital status had no significant impact on the examined parameters. Additionally, part-time employees reported significantly higher perceived rewards compared to other occupational groups (p=0.006). Economic status also significantly influenced self-care and self-efficacy, with individuals in better financial conditions having higher mean scores in these parameters (p<0.05). Conclusion: Educational level, sex, economic status, and job status influence self-care behaviors in patients with hypertension. Hypertension,Self-Care,Self-efficacy,Motivation, 413 419 http://hehp.modares.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-60731-6&slc_lang=en&sid=4