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Defining and assessing risky behaviours
Author(s) -
McKie Linda,
AlBashir Mazen,
Anagnostopoulou Tanya,
Csepe Peter,
Fonseca Helena,
ElAsfahani Aida,
Funiak Stanislav,
Javetz Rachel,
Samsuridjal Samsu
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of advanced nursing
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.948
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 1365-2648
pISSN - 0309-2402
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2648.1993.18121911.x
Subject(s) - context (archaeology) , health risk , risk assessment , psychology , risk perception , perception , applied psychology , qualitative research , environmental health , social psychology , health education , public health , medicine , nursing , sociology , geography , computer science , social science , computer security , archaeology , neuroscience
This paper presents the deliberations and conclusions of an international group of health practitioners, researchers and planners who met in 1991 to explore risky behaviours and risk assessment in the context of the World Health Organization's strategy Health for All By 2000 A definition of risky behaviours is discussed and a method of exploring risk contexts,‘a risk equation', is presented Lay risk assessment is explored and contrasted with professional perceptions of risk as evidenced in health education campaigns It is concluded that the application of epidemiological techniques — the study of the incidence and prevalence of risk‐related and health‐related behaviours — employing qualitative methods provides a useful means of exploring the social and cultural context of risk behaviour