Communicating health issues to teenagers : knowledge, attitudes and practices among Singapore youth.

Adolescence is a critical period of development that leads to healthy adulthood and old age. Numerous studies show that teenagers make vital health-oriented decisions that have a direct, lifelong impact on their adult lives and on society. Health communicators have found that teenagers make perplexi...

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Main Author: Francesca Dairianathan.
Other Authors: Kavita Karan
Format: Theses and Dissertations
Language:English
Published: 2010
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10356/20847
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Institution: Nanyang Technological University
Language: English
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Summary:Adolescence is a critical period of development that leads to healthy adulthood and old age. Numerous studies show that teenagers make vital health-oriented decisions that have a direct, lifelong impact on their adult lives and on society. Health communicators have found that teenagers make perplexing choices, but are beginning to appreciate and consider various physical, behavioural and social factors that influence their health behaviour.