How the US Population Engaged with and Prioritized Sources of Information about the Emerging Zika Virus in 2016
How the US Population Engaged with and Prioritized Sources of Information about the Emerging Zika Virus in 2016
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2016 年美国民众如何参与并优先考虑有关新出现的寨卡病毒的信息来源
DOI：
10.1089/hs.2017.0107
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发表时间：
2018
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影响因子：
3.3
通讯作者：
Abramson, David M.
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作者：
Piltch-Loeb, Rachael;Merdjanoff, Alexis A.;Abramson, David M.
像寨卡这样的新兴疾病威胁对天真的人群构成了风险。与慢性病相比，新出现的疾病在科学上存在不确定性，因为在威胁出现时缺乏可用的医疗和公共卫生信息。人们获取信息的渠道多种多样，这使情况更加复杂。本文使用双变量和多变量分析首先描述了个人获得的有关寨卡病毒的信息来源的广度，然后使用2016年3个时间点收集的具有全国代表性的汇总横断面数据集（N= 3，698）描述了个人的寨卡病毒主要信息来源。该分析还强调了3个亚组-高教育，高收入的成年人;育龄期的西班牙裔妇女; 65岁以上的退休人员，高中教育程度不到-在使用信息方面的差异。结果表明，个人访问多个来源，但电视和广播是公众寨卡病毒信息的主要来源，其次是印刷新闻。主要信息来源的人口统计学差异意味着公共卫生官员应该考虑在新出现的事件中接触目标群体的替代渠道。如果不了解信息是如何到达人们手中的，以及谁与这些信息打交道，公共卫生从业人员就缺少了在未来寨卡病毒等事件中改善公共卫生运动的关键部分。该分析旨在向公共卫生界通报美国人口在新出现的疾病事件期间使用的信息渠道，以及不同人口统计群体的最流行渠道，这些群体可以成为特定信息的目标。
Emerging disease threats like Zika pose a risk to naïve populations. In comparison to chronic diseases, there is scientific uncertainty surrounding emerging diseases because of the lack of medical and public health information available as the threat emerges. Further complicating this are the multiple, diverse channels through which people get information. This article used bivariate and multivariate analysis to first describe the breadth of information sources individuals accessed about the Zika virus, and then describe individuals' primary sources of information for Zika using a nationally representative pooled cross-sectional data set collected at 3 time points in 2016 (N= 3,698). The analysis also highlights how 3 subgroups—high-education, high-income adults; Hispanic women of childbearing age; and retirees over the age of 65 with less than a high school education—varied in their use of information. Results suggest individuals accessed multiple sources, but TV and radio were the primary sources of Zika information for the public, followed by print news. Demographic variation in primary source of information means public health officials should consider alternative channels to reach target groups in an emerging event. Without an understanding of how information has reached people, and who individuals engaged with regarding that information, public health practitioners are missing a key piece of the puzzle to improving public health campaigns during a future event like Zika. This analysis aims to inform the public health community about the message channels the US population uses during an emerging disease event and the most prevalent channels for different demographic groups, who can be targeted with particular messaging.