Promoting preventive behaviors against influenza : comparison between developing and developed countries

• Main Authors: Yang, Z. Janet, Ho, Shirley S., Lwin, May Oo
• Other Authors: Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Social sciences::Communication
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/105191; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/20501; http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01292986.2014.927894
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Applying the Health Belief Model, this study examined young adults’ intention to adopt preventive behaviors against influenza infection in developing countries (Thailand and Cambodia) and developed countries (the U.S. and Singapore). Self-efficacy was the only variable significantly related to behav...