University life and pandemic influenza: Attitudes and intended behaviour of staff and students towards pandemic (H1N1) 2009
University life and pandemic influenza: Attitudes and intended behaviour of staff and students towards pandemic (H1N1) 2009
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DOI：
10.1186/1471-2458-10-130
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发表时间：
2010-03-14
影响因子：
4.5
通讯作者：
Seale, Holly
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作者：
Van, Debbie;McLaws, Mary-Louise;Seale, Holly
背景：在大流行中，年轻人更有可能被感染，这增加了大学成为爆炸性疾病爆发中心的可能性。疫情管理对于减少对该机构和周围社区的影响至关重要。通过在线调查，我们旨在测量澳大利亚悉尼一所主要大学的教职员工和学生对2009年甲型H1N1流感大流行的看法和反应。结果：共完成2882份问卷，调查对象为高校教职工、普通教职工和在校学生。几乎所有的受访者(99.6%，2870/2882)都知道澳大利亚的大流行情况，64.2%(1851/2882)的受访者表示“没有焦虑”或“不感兴趣”。与来自其他地区的受访者相比，亚洲出生的受访者(P<；0.001)更有可能相信疫情是严重的。75.9%(2188/2882)的受访者没有因疫情而改变生活方式。大多数受访者没有采取任何具体的行为改变，只有20.8%(600/2882)的人采取了最简单的健康行为，即手卫生。采取一种特定的行为改变与焦虑和亚洲血统有关。与教职员工相比，如果学生身体不适，他们更有可能上大学。学生的积极反应有力地表明，在灾害情况下扩大在线教学和学习资源的潜力很大。接种大流行疫苗的意愿与过去3年的季节性流感疫苗接种率相关。结论：对大流行的反应在暴发前、暴发早期和暴发中期都会发生变化。这些机构在准备应对第二波和未来疾病暴发方面的经验教训包括，需要在年轻人和学生中促进积极的公共卫生行为。
Background: In a pandemic young adults are more likely to be infected, increasing the potential for Universities to be explosive disease outbreak centres. Outbreak management is essential to reduce the impact in both the institution and the surrounding community. Through the use of an online survey, we aimed to measure the perceptions and responses of staff and students towards pandemic (H1N1) 2009 at a major university in Sydney, Australia.Methods: The survey was available online from 29 June to 30 September 2009. The sample included academic staff, general staff and students of the University.Results: A total of 2882 surveys were completed. Nearly all respondents (99.6%, 2870/2882) were aware of the Australian pandemic situation and 64.2% (1851/2882) reported either "no anxiety" or "disinterest." Asian-born respondents were significantly (p < 0.001) more likely to believe that the pandemic was serious compared to respondents from other regions. 75.9% (2188/2882) of respondents had not made any lifestyle changes as a result of the pandemic. Most respondents had not adopted any specific behaviour change, and only 20.8% (600/2882) had adopted the simplest health behaviour, i.e. hand hygiene. Adoption of a specific behaviour change was linked to anxiety and Asian origin. Students were more likely to attend the university if unwell compared with staff members. Positive responses from students strongly indicate the potential for expanding online teaching and learning resources for continuing education in disaster settings. Willingness to receive the pandemic vaccine was associated with seasonal influenza vaccination uptake over the previous 3 years.Conclusions: Responses to a pandemic are subject to change in its pre-, early and mid-outbreak stages. Lessons for these institutions in preparation for a second wave and future disease outbreaks include the need to promote positive public health behaviours amongst young people and students.