Heat waves and climate change: Applying the health belief model to identify predictors of risk perception and adaptive behaviours in Adelaide, Australia

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2164-2184

  Akompab, Derick A ^a   Bi, Peng ^a   Williams, Susan ^a   Grant, Janet ^a   Walker, Iain A ^b   Augoustinos, Martha ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adaptive behaviours; Australia; Climate change; Health belief model; Heat waves; Risk perception

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; HEALTH BELIEF; HEALTH RISK; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK PERCEPTION; SUMMER;

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL PARAMETERS; FEMALE; HEALTH BELIEF MODEL; HEALTH HAZARD; HEAT WAVE; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; MARRIAGE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR;

ADELAIDE; AUSTRALIA; SOUTH AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84879016517     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph10062164     Document Type: Article

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