Research Abstract
HIV prevention for adolescents: utility of the Health Belief Model.
Brown LK, DiClemente RJ, Reynolds LA
AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education
Jan 1, 1991
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Abstract
The Health Belief Model (HBM) has been applied to diverse sets of health behaviors. Research that suggests difficulties of the HBM in predicting future behaviors, especially HIV-related, is reviewed. Prominent features of adolescence that influence HIV-related risk behaviors are discussed including: cognitive immaturity, struggle for psychological autonomy, peer influences, and physical development. It is suggested that a model is needed to guide prevention efforts, and that these adolescent-specific factors need to be incorporated into any such model.
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Brown University's Program in Medicine, Providence, RI 02903.
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- PubMed ID:
- 2036291
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