A participant in an educational class acknowledges a belief in the benefits of taking high blood pressure medication, but states it's too expensive. This behavior alerts the health educator to which construct of the health belief model?
A) Perceived susceptibility
B) Perceived severity
C) Perceived barrier
D) Self-efficacy

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The participant's statement about the medication being too expensive relates to "perceived barrier," which refers to the individual's assessment of the obstacles to behavior change.

A Participant in an Educational Class Acknowledges a Belief in the Benefits