Protection motivation theory in predicting intention to engage in protective behaviors against schistosomiasis among middle school students in rural China.

• Main Authors: Han Xiao (Author), Shiyue Li (Author), Xinguang Chen (Author), Bin Yu (Author), Mengting Gao (Author), Hong Yan (Author), Chukwuemeka N Okafor (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Among millions of people who suffer from schistosomiasis in China, adolescents are at increased risk to be infected. However, there is a lack of theory-guided behavioral prevention intervention programs to protect these adolescents. This study attempted to apply the Protection Motivation Theory (PMT...