Behaviour change communication targeting four health behaviours in developing countries: A review of change techniques

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 612-621

  Briscoe, Ciara ^a   Aboud, Frances ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behaviour change communication; Behaviour change techniques; Child health; Developing countries; Health behaviour; Intervention; Literature review

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; DEVELOPING WORLD; HEALTH GEOGRAPHY; RESEARCH WORK; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO CHANGE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BED NET; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILDHOOD MORTALITY; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD PROCESSING; HAND WASHING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MORBIDITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBLEM SOLVING; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL LEARNING THEORY; SOCIAL PARTICIPATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

CHILD; CHILD MORTALITY; CHILD WELFARE; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH COMMUNICATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY;

EID: 84862616778     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.03.016     Document Type: Article

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