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geoffrey

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Peer counseling has been shown to be an effective way to keep mothers breastfeeding.
 a. True
  b. False
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false

Question 2

Based on the health belief model, discuss three factors that influence an individual's intention to change a health behavior.



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Answer to Question 1

True

Answer to Question 2

Factors that might influence an individual's intention to change include:
 Perceived susceptibility to contracting a disease, such as heart disease, diabetes, or cancer
 Perceived severity of the disease state, such as to what degree the disease will impact his/her life, physically, socially, and emotionally
 Perceived benefits and barriers to adopting a lifestyle that would lessen the impact of the disease
 Self-efficacy, or the belief that one can make the necessary change to lessen health risk




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Reply 2 on: Aug 21, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Excellent

 

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