The COVID-19 pandemic forced people worldwide to implement a series of preventive hygiene and distancing measures that have significantly altered their way life. This study examined an adapted version the Theory Planned Behavior (TPB) on adopting behavior against COVID-19. Data was collected using web survey completed by 1004 college students few weeks after first wave infections in Chile. Our ...

The Community Preventive Services Task Force recommends person-to-person interventions intended to modify adolescents' risk and protective behaviors by improving their caregivers' parenting skills, on the basis of sufficient evidence of effectiveness in reducing adolescent risk behaviors. These interventions, conducted face-to-face or by telephone, occur outside of clinical settings.

background: chronic low back pain (clbp) is an important occupational injury. musculoskeletal injuries, especially clbp, are prevalent in the nurses, and can lead to reduced productivity, work absenteeism, and work disability.   the purpose of this study was to determine nurses' knowledge of the risk factors of low back pain (lbp) and their self-efficacy in coping with the risk factors, an...

OBJECTIVES This investigation examined current practices of brushing, flossing, and periodic dental visits and their association with periodontal health status. METHODS Data were collected using face-to-face interviews and 40-minute in-home dental examinations with a probability sample of adults 18 years of age or older, having at least one tooth, and living in housing units in the Detroit tr...

introduction: enhancing the nutritional condition of teenaged girls can be the most effective and fundamental preventive measure against chronic disease in years ahead. knowing the predictive factors of behaviors is one the most efficient way of preventive programs in societies, especially in the developing countries. this study was conducted to determine the role of self– efficacy in predictin...