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

• Hoofdauteurs: Han Xiao (Auteur), Shiyue Li (Auteur), Xinguang Chen (Auteur), Bin Yu (Auteur), Mengting Gao (Auteur), Hong Yan (Auteur), Chukwuemeka N Okafor (Auteur)
• Formaat: Boek
• Gepubliceerd in: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-10-01T00:00:00Z.
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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...