Assessing Individual Perception in Utilization of Non-Communicable Diseases Post (NCDS Post) using a Health Belief Model (HBM) Approach

The NCDs Post facility has been an essential component of health policy. Rather, numerous studies have revealed that it has not been used optimally. This study aimed to determine the relationship between patients' perceptions and NCD Postutilization.The study used a cross-sectional design and was conducted in five provinces in Indonesia. Data collection was carried out by interviewing participants and filling out questionnaires from August-October 2021. The analysis was carried out using the mean difference statistic test.We involved 420 participants in this study. The results showed that the majority of participants were susceptible to NCDs (52.6%). Participants assessed that someone suffering from NCDs had a serious impact (53.6%), managing and checking health such as the NCDs Post had the benefit of preventing NCD (62.6%), someone suffering from NCDs causing a serious impact (71.4%), doing activities that are useful for maintaining health regularly, especially the prevention of NCDs (69.0%), have the ability, control, and ways to prevent NCDs (65.2%). The results of the average difference test show that the mean ranking of all HBM perception assessments of participants who actively use NCDs Post is higher than those who are less active (p<0, 05). The active utilization of the NCDs Post has a relationship with participants’ perception, particularly on the level of severity of a disease, one’s vulnerability to developing the disease, benefits of knowing the health risk, obstacles of gettingthe medical check-up, action cues, and patient’s self-efficacy to the disease.