Medical Sociology in Africa by Jimoh Amzat & Oliver Razum

Author:Jimoh Amzat & Oliver Razum
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Springer International Publishing, Cham

2.The model over-relies on the assumption that every person is rational in thinking and acting and will therefore act (positively) in the case of perceived threats or severity of a disease. Some individuals might be indifferent to threats or deliberately take health risks. For instance, despite the evidence that smoking is risky, a lot of people continue to smoke.

3.The model is an individual-level theory of behaviour construed as a “victim-blaming” theory that lays the blame on individuals for not engaging in appropriate preventive health and illness behaviours (Tanner-Smith and Brown 2010) .

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