RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN GENERAL HEALTH AND SELF-EFFICACY IN WOMEN REFERRED TO HEALTH CENTER NO.2 IN CHALOOS (2012)

Background and aim: Women's health is base of family and society's health. Self-efficacy is one of the factors which would lead to promotion of general health in women. Methods: In this descriptive-analytical study, General health status and self -efficacy of 130 women who referring to health center No.2 in Chalus were measured by standard General health questionnaire (GHQ-28) and standard Self-efficacy questionnaire (General Self-Efficacy Scale-GSE) (Schwartzer and Jerusalem). Samples were selected by simple random sampling method. Results: Mean and standard deviation of general health and self-efficacy were 20.92±14.09 (desirable) and 29.76±6.07 (moderate). 34.6% of women complained from physical symptoms; 36/2% had anxiety and sleep disorder; 53/1% had impairment in social functioning; and 14/6% had some symptoms of depression. In general, 27% of women had some kind of health problems. There were a signification relationship between general health and marital status, between marital status and depression and between general health and self-efficacy. Conclusion: General health and self-efficacy in these women are inadequate and planning educational program for promotion general health based on self-efficacy theory is necessary.