Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
"Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
Knowledge, attitudes, and associated behaviors which pertain to health-related topics such as PATHOLOGIC PROCESSES or diseases, their prevention, and treatment. This term refers to non-health workers and health workers (HEALTH PERSONNEL).
| Descriptor ID |
D007722
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.100.150.500 N05.300.150.410
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice" by people in this website by year, and whether "Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1998 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2001 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2002 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2004 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2005 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2006 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2007 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 2009 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2010 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2011 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| 2012 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2013 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2014 | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| 2015 | 12 | 8 | 20 |
| 2016 | 14 | 4 | 18 |
| 2017 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2018 | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| 2019 | 14 | 7 | 21 |
| 2020 | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 2025 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2026 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice" by people in Profiles.
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Social Networks Influence Vaccine Confidence in Rural Black Americans. Fam Community Health. 2026 Apr-Jun 01; 49(2):90-100.
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Predictors and latent class associations with lung cancer screening intentions. BMC Prim Care. 2026 Jan 10; 27(1).
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"This needs to be told to everyone": Content analysis of written immediate responses from an online experiment examining health warning messages about alcohol consumption and breast cancer risk. PLoS One. 2025; 20(12):e0338687.
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Areca nut-related oral cancer awareness in adults: A meta-analysis. J Cancer Policy. 2025 Dec; 46:100649.
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Geriatric-focused education for community health workers: a dementia training that effectively provides knowledge and skills to address dementia within the scope of practice of this public health workforce. Front Public Health. 2025; 13:1601388.
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Hesitancy and confidence in pediatric COVID-19 vaccination among diverse caregivers of unvaccinated children. Vaccine. 2025 Aug 13; 61:127245.
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Multi-level determinants of vaccination of the American Indian and Alaska Native population: a comprehensive overview. Front Public Health. 2025; 13:1490286.
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A pilot randomized clinical trial of a smartphone-based application to support at-home PSA screening and culturally tailored prostate cancer education for African American men: A study protocol. Contemp Clin Trials. 2024 Dec; 147:107737.
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Youth Market: Evaluation of a Paid Summer Internship to Promote Food Justice in Northern Manhattan. Health Promot Pract. 2025 Jul; 26(4):657-665.
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Use of Cognitive Interviews in the Development of a Survey Assessing American Indian and Alaska Native Adult Perspectives on Genetics and Biological Specimens. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2024 Aug 29; 21(9).