Perceptions about status and modes of H5N1 transmission and associations with immediate behavioral responses in the Hong Kong general population
Perceptions about status and modes of H5N1 transmission and associations with immediate behavioral responses in the Hong Kong general population
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DOI：
10.1016/j.ypmed.2006.06.007
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发表时间：
2006-11-01
影响因子：
5.1
通讯作者：
Griffiths, Sian
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作者：
Lau, Joseph T. F.;Tsui, Hiyi;Griffiths, Sian
目标。对 H5N1 禽流感的看法和相关行为反应进行了调查。方法。 2005年11月，一项随机电话调查访问了805名香港成年人。结果。受访者中，37.9% 认为去年曾在某个地方发生过禽类向人类传播的事件（香港：17.3%）。人际传播的类似数字为 16.8%（某些地区）和 6.8%（香港）。许多被认为是鸟传人的 H5N1 病毒可通过远距离空气传播 (35.8%)、受污染的水源 (44%) 和昆虫叮咬 (48%) 传播。 H5N1 病毒人际传播的相应数字分别为 47.9%、47.3% 和 48.9%。在过去 3 个月中，49.4% 的受访者表现出所研究的 4 种行为反应之一；该变量与未经证实的信念有关，即去年在香港发生了 H5N1 人际传播（调整后 OR=2.08）。对在某处发生人际传播的信念与所研究的 4 种个体行为相关（调整后 OR=1.58-4.24）。人们认为 H5N1 病毒可以通过受污染的水源传播，这与避免去医院和少吃家禽有关（调整后 OR=1.69 和 1.64）。对人际 H5N1 空气传播的信念与感知压力相关（调整后 OR=2.32）。结论。对 HN51 流行状况的广泛未经证实的看法与公众的行为反应有关。及时传播最新信息是非常有必要的。 (c) 2006 年，爱思唯尔公司出版。
Objectives. Perceptions and associated behavioral responses to H5N1 avian influenza were investigated.Methods. A random telephone survey interviewed 805 Hong Kong adults in November 2005.Results. Of respondents, 37.9% believed that bird-to-human transmission had occurred somewhere in the last year (Hong Kong: 17.3%). Similar figures for human-to-human transmission were 16.8% (some locale) and 6.8% (Hong Kong). Many perceived bird-to-human H5N1 are transmittable via long-distance airborne transmission (35.8%), contaminated water sources (44%) and insect bites (48%). Corresponding figures for human-to-human H5N1 transmission were 47.9%, 47.3% and 48.9% respectively. In the last 3 months, 49.4% of the respondents exhibited one of the 4 studied behavioral responses; the variable was associated with unconfirmed beliefs that past-year human-to-human H5N1 transmission had occurred in Hong Kong (adjusted OR=2.08). Beliefs that human-to-human transmission had occurred somewhere were associated with the 4 individual behaviors studied (adjusted OR=1.58-4.24). Perceptions that human-to-human H5N1 should be transmittable via contaminated water sources was associated with avoidance of visiting hospitals and eating less poultry (adjusted OR=1.69 and 1.64). Belief about airborne transmission of human-to-human H5N1 was associated with perceived stress (adjusted OR=2.32).Conclusions. Widespread unconfirmed beliefs about status of HN51 epidemic are associated with the general public's behavioral responses. Timely dissemination of up-to-date information is greatly warranted. (c) 2006 Published by Elsevier Inc.