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Table 1 Reliability statistics on all the dimensions of the HBM

From: Healthcare utilization among informal caregivers of older adults in the Ashanti region of Ghana: a study based on the health belief model

Dimensions of the HBM 

Cronbach’s Alpha Based on Standardized items

Number of items

Perceived susceptibility to a health problem

0.847

2

Perceived severity of a health problem

0.864

3

Perceived benefits of care-seeking 

0.891

3

Perceived barriers to care-seeking 

0.588

2

Cue to action

0.811

3

Self-efficacy

0.860

3

All the dimensions of the HBM

0.894

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