2009 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
The effect of subjective risk on health behavior and determinants of subjective risk perception
| Project/Area Number |
20830070
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (Start-up)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Research Field |
Applied economics
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| Research Institution | Yokohama City University |
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Principal Investigator |
NAKAMURA Sayaka Yokohama City University, 国際総合科学部, 准教授 (20511603)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2008 – 2010
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| Keywords | 主観確率 / リスク認識 / 避妊 |
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| Research Abstract |
Contraceptive behavior is a part of health behavior, and plays a crucial role in reducing artificial abortion, promoting health of mothers and their children via family planning, and preventing sexually transmitted diseases. This study shows that subjective risk, i. e., suhlective perception of indviduals regarding various risks and benefits of each method, is an important determinant of birth control choice by Japanese women. It also finds that contraceptive choice varies with indivindual characteristics, and the variation can be at least partly explained by the difference in subjective probabity by individual chararcteristics.
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Research Products
(3 results)
