Diabetes prevention among American Indians: the role of self-efficacy, risk perception, numeracy and cultural identity

Diabetes prevention among American Indians: the role of self-efficacy, risk perception, numeracy and cultural identity

Abstract Background According to the Risk Perception Attitude (RPA) framework, classifying people according to their perceptions of disease risk and their self-efficacy beliefs allows us to predict their likelihood for engaging in preventive behaviors. Health interventions can then be targeted accor...

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Main Authors: Vanessa W. Simonds, Adam Omidpanah, Dedra Buchwald
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
American Indians
Risk perception
Diabetes
Self-efficacy
Numeracy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-017-4766-x

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