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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Sadique, M. Zia ; Edmunds, W. John ; Smith, Richard D. ; Meerding, William Jan ; de Zwart, Onno ; ... More +
Sadique, M. Zia ; Edmunds, W. John ; Smith, Richard D. ; Meerding, William Jan ; de Zwart, Onno ; Brug, Johannes ; Beutels, Philippe Less -
Description:
Faced with an epidemic of an infectious disease, persons may take precautionary actions to try to reduce their risk. Such actions include avoiding situations that persons perceive to be risky, which can have negative health and economic effects. Therefore, we conducted a population-based survey of persons' precautionary actions in response to a hypothetical influenza pandemic. For the 5 European and 3 Asian regions that had been affected by severe acute respiratory syndrome, the pattern of reported precautionary action was broadly similar across the regions; approximately 75% of respondents reported that they would avoid public transportation and 20%-30% would try to stay indoors. Some regional differences were noted; Europeans were more likely than Asians to avoid places of entertainment, and Asians were more likely to avoid seeing physicians. This international survey provides insight into what might be expected during an influenza pandemic.
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Adult
Data Collection
Disease Outbreaks
Female
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Influenza, Human
Internationality
Interviews As Topic
Male
Middle Aged
Questionnaires
Risk Factors
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 13(9):1307-1313.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
Asia ; Europe
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Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
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