According to the health-belief model, a person would be more likely to engage in safe sex if that person believed that ____
a. ?he or she had less of a chance of contracting HIV than the general population
b. ?the severity of HIV is overestimated
c. ?the benefits of using a condom outweigh the costs
d. ?there was little chance to avoid HIV, if he or she was sexually active
ANSWER:
c
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