A contextually relevant approach to assessing health risk behavior in a rural sub-Saharan Africa setting: the Kilifi health risk behavior questionnaire

Abstract Background Health risk behavior (HRB) is of concern during adolescence. In sub-Saharan Africa, reliable, valid and culturally appropriate measures of HRB are urgently needed. This study aims at assembling and psychometrically evaluating a comprehensive questionnaire on HRB of adolescents in...

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Main Authors: Derrick Ssewanyana, Anneloes van Baar, Charles R. Newton, Amina Abubakar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-06-01
Series:BMC Public Health
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-018-5710-4