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A behavioral analysis of eye protection use by soldiers.

Publication ,  Journal Article
Wong, TY; Seet, B
Published in: Mil Med
November 1997

One of the major problems faced by eye injury prevention programs in the military is the low compliance among individual soldiers with eye armor use. We use three different health behavioral models (the health belief model, the social learning theory, and the PRECEDE model) to analyze and explore the various factors involved in the use of eye armor. Some of the factors that appear to be important in affecting the behavior include environmental conditions (e.g., actual military deployment versus nondeployment activity), organizational attitude toward eye protection programs, community influence, individual knowledge and perception of eye injury, and belief in the efficacy of eye armor. An understanding of these factors can help influence the development of more effective strategies for eye injury prevention in the military.

Duke Scholars

Published In

Mil Med

ISSN

0026-4075

Publication Date

November 1997

Volume

162

Issue

11

Start / End Page

744 / 748

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Warfare
  • Strategic, Defence & Security Studies
  • Models, Psychological
  • Military Personnel
  • Learning
  • Humans
  • Health Promotion
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
  • Health Behavior
  • Eye Protective Devices
 

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Wong, T. Y., & Seet, B. (1997). A behavioral analysis of eye protection use by soldiers. Mil Med, 162(11), 744–748.
Wong, T. Y., and B. Seet. “A behavioral analysis of eye protection use by soldiers.Mil Med 162, no. 11 (November 1997): 744–48.
Wong TY, Seet B. A behavioral analysis of eye protection use by soldiers. Mil Med. 1997 Nov;162(11):744–8.
Wong, T. Y., and B. Seet. “A behavioral analysis of eye protection use by soldiers.Mil Med, vol. 162, no. 11, Nov. 1997, pp. 744–48.
Wong TY, Seet B. A behavioral analysis of eye protection use by soldiers. Mil Med. 1997 Nov;162(11):744–748.

Published In

Mil Med

ISSN

0026-4075

Publication Date

November 1997

Volume

162

Issue

11

Start / End Page

744 / 748

Location

England

Related Subject Headings

  • Warfare
  • Strategic, Defence & Security Studies
  • Models, Psychological
  • Military Personnel
  • Learning
  • Humans
  • Health Promotion
  • Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
  • Health Behavior
  • Eye Protective Devices