The Assessment of the Theory of Planned Behavior Constructs in Relation to Self-Medication Preventive Behaviors in Mothers of Children under 6 Years Azadshahr 2014

Since the self -medication it can make an important problem for the individual and society. Especially in young children due to the fact that the development were double importance، the aim of this study was to measure the theoretical constructs theory of planned behavior model in behavior has been investigated. This is an analytical and cross-sectional study that was carried out on 231 mothers of children under 6 years of attending urban health centers، city Azadshahr. Sampling performed as cluster in 2014. Data collection، via questionnaire، including information and construct theory of planned behavior is that attitudes، subjective norms، perceived behavioral control and behavioral intention and performance was reliability، validity and reliability، before the study was conducted and data finallay analyzed through SPSS/22. Based on finding the mean and standard deviation of knowledge (61. 31±16. 82)، attitude (74. 13±11. 23)، subjective norm (72. 74±9. 1)، perceived behavioral control (75. 74±9. 9)، behavioral intention (85. 32±11. 82)، practice (85. 84±12. 89) observed. The direct and significant correlation was observed between practice and attitude (p=0. 019، r-0. 15). Between attitudes and other constructs were significantly correlated with performance (p<0. 05). The results of this study the direct correlation between attitude and behavior it is proposed to amend the design of self- medication interventions emphasizing positive attitude and the consequences of maternal behavior and negative consequences caused by self-medication in children be considered.