What does the public know about Ebola? The public's risk perceptions regarding the current Ebola outbreak in an as-yet unaffected country
What does the public know about Ebola? The public's risk perceptions regarding the current Ebola outbreak in an as-yet unaffected country
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DOI：
10.1016/j.ajic.2015.03.005
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发表时间：
2015-07-01
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4.9
通讯作者：
Lev, Oshrat Sassoni-Bar
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作者：
Gesser-Edelsburg, Anat;Shir-Raz, Yaffa;Lev, Oshrat Sassoni-Bar
背景资料：围绕美国埃博拉病毒的意外事态发展再次警告我们需要建立沟通准备。这项研究调查了以色列公众在埃博拉病毒尚未蔓延的国家爆发初期对埃博拉病毒的了解，并评估了知识与对感染埃博拉病毒的担忧和担忧之间的关联。方法：使用谷歌搜索引擎进行在线调查（Google，山景，CA）对以色列医疗保健专业人员和普通公众（N = 327）的调查结果。以色列公众了解埃博拉病毒（平均值+/- SD，4.18 +/- 0.83），尽管该疾病尚未蔓延到以色列。医护人员与非医护人员的知识得分差异无统计学意义。此外，在知识和担忧水平之间没有发现统计学上的显著关联。调查显示，以色列人希望从卫生部获得有关埃博拉病毒的信息，包括不确定性的话题。超过一半的参与者认为卫生部提供的关于埃博拉和埃博拉预防的信息不足（分别为50.5%和56.4%），几乎一半（分别为45.2%和41.1%）不确定信息是否充分。组织面临的最大挑战不仅是传播知识，而且要设法传达反映不确定性的全面信息，使公众能够根据事实作出有关健康的决定。版权所有（C）2015由感染控制和流行病学专业人员协会，Inc.爱思唯尔公司出版All rights reserved.
Background: The unexpected developments surrounding the Ebola virus in the United States provide yet another warning that we need to establish communication preparedness. This study examines what the Israeli public knew about Ebola after the initial stages of the outbreak in a country to which Ebola has not spread and assesses the association between knowledge versus worries and concerns about contracting Ebola.Methods: Online survey using Google Docs (Google, Mountain View, CA) of Israeli health care professionals and the general public (N = 327).Results: The Israeli public has knowledge about Ebola (mean +/- SD, 4.18 +/- 0.83), despite the fact that the disease has not spread to Israel. No statistically significant difference was found between health care workers versus nonhealth care workers in the knowledge score. Additionally, no statistically significant association was found between knowledge and worry levels. The survey indicated that Israelis expect information about Ebola from the health ministry, including topics of uncertainty. More than half of the participants thought the information provided by the health ministry on Ebola and Ebola prevention was insufficient (50.5% and 56.4%, respectively), and almost half (45.2% and 41.1%, respectively) were unsure if the information was sufficient.Conclusion: The greatest challenges that the organizations face is not only to convey knowledge, but also to find ways to convey comprehensive information that reflects uncertainty and empowers the public to make fact-based decisions about health. Copyright (C) 2015 by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.