A New Behavioral Model (Health Belief Model Combined with Two Fear Models): Design, Evaluation and Path Analysis of the Role of Variables in Maintaining Behavior

With the increased pace of industrialization and higher life expectancy in the present century, lifestyles across the world have changed significantly. Some of these changes include changes in the pattern of diseases and prevalence of chronic diseases, such as diabetes (Narayan et al., 2000). Diabetes is one of the most prevalent noninfectious diseases in the world that affects approximately 6% of the world population (Task Force on Community Preventive, 2002). The prevalence of this condition is at the epidemic level in ..