The role of health beliefs and health literacy in women's health promoting behaviours based on the health belief model: a descriptive study

Table 3 Multiple linear regression of perceptions and health literacy with preventive behaviors in female students

Variable and model	Non-standard coefficients		Standard coefficients	t-value	p-value	Summary
Variable and model	B	SE	Beta	t-value	p-value	Summary
Constant value	2.25	2.39	–	0.93	0.34	R = 0.427
Total health literacy	0.13	0.03	0.17	4.30	˂ 0.001
Susceptibility	0.16	0.05	0.09	2.83	0.005	R² = 0.528
Severity	− 0.05	0.03	− 0.07	− 1.80	0.07
Benefits	0.04	0.06	0.02	0.61	0.53	Adjusted R² = 0.521
Barriers	− 0.02	0.06	− 0.01	− 0.36	0.71
Cues to action	0.34	0.04	0.29	7.33	˂ 0.001	Std. error of the estimate = 3.834
Self-efficacy	0.53	0.05	0.41	9.51	˂ 0.001

*Dependent variable: preventive behavior
**Predicting variables (constant value): self-efficacy, cues to action, health literacy and susceptibility

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