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Deriving behavior model parameters from survey data: Self-protective behavior adoption during the 2009–2010 Influenza A(H1N1) pandemic
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May 07 2012
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Source: Risk Anal. 32(12):2020-2031
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Alternative Title:Risk Anal
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Description:In this paper, we demonstrate how public opinion surveys can be designed to collect information pertinent to computational behavior modeling, and we present the results of a public opinion and behavior survey conducted during the 2009-2010 H1N1 influenza pandemic. The results are used to parameterize the Health Belief Model of individual health-protective decision making. Survey subjects were asked questions about their perceptions of the then-circulating influenza and attitudes towards two personal protective behaviors: vaccination and avoidance of crowds. We empirically address two important issues in applying the Health Belief Model of behavior to computational infectious disease simulation: (1) the factors dynamically influencing the states of the Health Belief Model variables and (2) the appropriateness of the Health Belief Model in describing self-protective behavior in the context of pandemic influenza.
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Pubmed ID:22563796
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Pubmed Central ID:PMC3755610
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Volume:32
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Issue:12
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