Attitudes toward the use of quarantine in a public health emergency in four countries
Attitudes toward the use of quarantine in a public health emergency in four countries
复制标题
DOI：
10.1377/hlthaff.25.w15
复制
发表时间：
2006-03-01
期刊：
影响因子：
9.7
通讯作者：
Pollard, W
中科院分区：
文献类型：
--
作者：
Blendon, RJ;DesRoches, CM;Pollard, W
世界各国都面临着新出现的传染病的威胁。为了了解一旦爆发疫情，公众对大范围隔离的反应，哈佛公共卫生学院与美国疾病控制和预防中心对香港、台湾、新加坡和美国的居民进行了一项调查。每个国家都有相当大比例的公众反对强制检疫。受访者担心过度拥挤、感染以及在隔离期间无法与家人沟通。官员们需要具体的计划来解决公众对强制检疫政策的担忧。
Countries worldwide face the threat of emerging infectious diseases. To understand the public's reaction to the use of widespread quarantine should such an outbreak occur, the Harvard School of Public Health, with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, undertook a survey of residents of Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, and the United States. A sizable proportion of the public in each country opposed compulsory quarantine. Respondents were concerned about overcrowding, infection, and inability to communicate with family members while in quarantine. Officials will need specific plans to deal with the public's concerns about compulsory quarantine policies.