How much behaviour change should we expect from health promotion campaigns targeting cognitions? An approach to pre-intervention assessment

Psychology and Health

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 763-776

  Fife Schaw, Chris ^a   Abraham, Charles ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HIV AIDS; Intervention simulation; Sexual behaviour; Theory of Reasoned Action; Young people

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; SAFE SEX; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; COGNITION; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; SAFE SEX; SCOTLAND; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 70449495399     PISSN: 08870446     EISSN: 14768321     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08870440801956184     Document Type: Article

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