Many tools and safe computing practices are available to information system users to help them avoid the negative outcomes due to information security threats. Yet many users do not use these tools and practices. We seek to understand the factors influencing organizational users’ adoption of preventive information security behaviors. These behaviors are similar to those which individuals practi...

Clear definitions and measurement of preventive health behaviors, as well as the relevant demographic and socioeconomic variables, is important to understanding what factors explain inequalities in health and in the use of health care services. This commentary addresses issues related to the measurement of preventive health behaviors and suggests a distinction between personal life style behavi...

The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the lives of people worldwide. Considering that no specific pharmaceutical treatment exists for this disease, the best way to deal with it is through prevention. However, many people in the community do not implement preventive behaviors. It is necessary to pay attention to the effective psychological and social factors of preventive behaviors. The present stud...

background the incidence and mortality rates of breast cancer are high among filipino women. the lack of knowledge on preventive behavior and early detection related to breast cancer is considered a reason. conclusions women who were aware of risk factors for breast cancer possessed a higher education level and had knowledge of the association of risk factors with preventive behaviors and early...

BACKGROUND Adolescence has traditionally been thought of as a time of good health. However, adolescents comprise an important group with unique needs among State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) enrollees. Throughout the 1990s, there was increasing evidence of unacceptably high morbidity and mortality among adolescents from injuries, suicide, sexually transmitted diseases, substance ...