Do health beliefs predict health behaviour? A follow-up analysis of breast self-examination.
In a previous paper, we suggested that women who attended classes on breast self-examination showed significant improvements in behaviour, and that part of the reason was a change in their beliefs. Further analysis of our data confirms the original conclusion, and indicates that the perceived value of doing the behaviour is a more important predictor than perceived vulnerability to cancer.
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University of Kent, Health Services Research Unit, Canterbury, England.
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D001940:Breast; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D008960:Models, Psychological; D010173:Palpation; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D011446:Prospective Studies