Background Time preferences for preventive behavior under novel risks and uncertain contexts may differ from timing … vaccination plans. These findings can also contribute to the wider knowledge base about timing of preventive behavior uptake in …

We examine whether culturally transmitted time and risk preferences help explain differences in preventive health care … cultures are more likely to use preventive services, while those from more risk-taking cultures are less likely to do so. These … associations appear across multiple preventive care outcomes and remain robust to a wide range of socio-demographic and country …