RISK PERCEPTIONS & BEHAVIORAL INTENTIONS FOR HEPATITIS B How Do Young Adults Fare?
Abstract
RISK PERCEPTIONS & BEHAVIORAL INTENTIONS FOR HEPATITIS B – How Do Young Adults Fare? Young adults are at risk for Hepatitis B infection. Little is known about their attitudes and beliefs concerning Hepatitis B, which are determinants of getting immunized.
This investigation examined risk perceptions and behavioral intentions concerning Hepatitis B among a convenience sample of 1070 young adults, 18–24 years old who participated in a Hepatitis B campaign that aired a prevention-based advertisement in movies.
