Question

The nurse is developing a health promotion program on healthy eating and exercise for high school students using the health belief model as a framework. Which statement is related to the perception of susceptibility to an illness?A. "I don't have time to exercise because I have to work after school every night."

B. "I'm worried about becoming overweight and getting diabetes because my father has diabetes."
C. "The statistics of how many teenagers are overweight is scary."
D. "I've decided to start a walking club at school for interested students."

Answer 1

Answer: B. "I'm worried about becoming overweight and getting diabetes because my father has diabetes."

Step-by-step explanation:

The perceived susceptibility can be defined as the person's perception about the risk of acquiring disease or illness. This is associated with the wide variation of person's feeling and vulnerability towards the illness.

B. is the correct option as this can be related to the perceived susceptibility. The student is worried of becoming overweight. The overweight is one of the contributing factor to diabetes. Th e student has developed a perception of acquiring diabetes.