Anticipated and current preventive behaviors in response to an anticipated human-to-human H5N1 epidemic in the Hong Kong Chinese general population

Lau, Joseph T. F.; Kim, Jean H.; Tsui, Hi Yi; Griffiths, Siân

doi:10.1186/1471-2334-7-18

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“…This perception is in accordance with the results of previous studies conducted during SARS (Nickell et al, 2004). Generally, greater concern about self or family members being affected by illness, such as H5N1 avian influenza, has been found to be a significant motivating influence on actual or anticipated protective behaviour (Lau et al, 2007;Taylor et al, 2009). As mentioned above, the majority of responses in this study regarding transmission and spread of H1N1/09 from pigs were based on fact.…”

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Public perceptions of the transmission of pandemic influenza A/H1N1 2009 from pigs and pork products in Australia

Dhand

Hernández‐Jover

Taylor

et al. 2011

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

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Public perceptions of the transmission of pandemic influenza A/H1N1 2009 from pigs and pork products in Australia

Dhand

Hernández‐Jover

Taylor

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Preventive Veterinary Medicine

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“…Social norms, social pressure and understanding of the role of hygiene in prevention may also have been important (Lau et al,2003;Cava, Fay, Beanlands, McCay & Wignall, 2005;Slaughter, Keselman, Kushniruk & Patel, 2005). Similar factors predicted reported intentions to adopt preventive behaviour in the event of pandemic flu among Hong Kong residents (Lau, Kim, Tsui & Griffiths, 2007).…”

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Using Mixed Methods to Design a Web-based Behavioural Intervention to Reduce Transmission of Colds and Flu

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PRIMIT team also includes Richard Hobbs and Bill Carmen.Running head: Developing a web-based intervention using mixed methods Keywords: health promotion; internet; human influenza; qualitative research; questionnaires Word count (excluding abstract, tables, references): 4333 AbstractThis mixed methods study informed the development of our web-based intervention to reduce the risk of transmission of respiratory infections. Two qualitative studies examined 28 users' responses to website materials, and elicited additional beliefs. A questionnaire study (N =129) tested key intervention assumptions: that hand-washing is considered the most feasible preventive behaviour; behavioural determinants were related to behavioural intentions; beliefs related to hand-washing intentions and behaviour. Thematic analysis of the qualitative data revealed important issues, such as the belief that catching minor infections is beneficial to the immune system. The questionnaire results confirmed our assumptions, including handwashing as the appropriate target behaviour.

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“…This is often attributed to a sense of invulnerability in young people, resulting in higher levels of risk-taking behaviour. Older people were more likely to report that they would perform self-protective behaviours in the event of a future avian influenza outbreak or future influenza pandemic (Lau, 2007;Barr, 2008). A potential explanation may be that older people feel more susceptible to being affected by disease (Barr, 2008) and that this personal vulnerability may be projected to their horses, resulting in higher levels of biosecurity compliance.…”

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Horse owners’ biosecurity practices following the first equine influenza outbreak in Australia

Schemann¹,

Taylor²,

Toribio³

et al. 2011

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

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A cross-sectional study was conducted involving 759 Australian horse owners to determine their biosecurity practices and perceptions one year after the 2007 equine influenza outbreak and to investigate the factors influencing these perceptions and practices. A web link to an online questionnaire was sent to 1224 horse owners as a follow-up to a previous study to obtain information about biosecurity perceptions and practices, impacts of the 2007 EI outbreak, demographic information and information about horse industry involvement. Ordinal logistic regression analyses were conducted to determine factors associated with poor biosecurity practices. Biosecurity compliance (low, medium, high), as determined by horse owners' responses to a 16-item question on the frequency of various biosecurity measures, was used as the outcome variable in ordinal logistic regression analyses. Variables with a univariable p-value ≤0.2 were eligible for inclusion in multivariable models built using a manual stepwise approach. Variables with a p-value <0.05 in multivariable models were retained in the final model. Two potential confounders -age and gender of participants-were included in the final model irrespective of their p-values.Thirty percent of the respondents had low biosecurity compliance and were performing biosecurity practices 'not very often' or 'never'. Younger people, people with two or more children, those who were not involved with horses commercially and those who had no long-term business impacts resulting from the 2007 EI outbreak were more likely to have lower biosecurity compliance. People 2 who were not fearful of a future outbreak of equine influenza in Australia and those who thought their current hygiene and access control practices were not very effective in protecting their horses also had poor biosecurity practices.In this observational study we identified factors associated with a group of horse owners with low levels of biosecurity compliance. As this cross-sectional study only assesses associations, the identified factors should be further investigated in order to be considered in the design of extension activities to increase horse owners' biosecurity compliance.Keywords: Biosecurity; Equine; Owner perceptions; Ordinal logistic regression. 1.Introduction:In late August 2007, Australia experienced its first ever outbreak of equine influenza (EI), a highly contagious respiratory disease affecting all members of the equidae family. The outbreak followed the importation of infected horses from Japan and subsequent escape of the virus from the Eastern Creek quarantine facility in Sydney, New South Wales (NSW) (Callinan, 2008). The virus spread through major parts of the state of NSW and into south eastern Queensland during the course of the outbreak. The outbreak lasted for four months from the initial confirmation of the virus in the general population on 24th August 2007 until the last case was detected in Queensland on 25th December 2007. In order to control, contain and eradicate the disease, the ...

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Anticipated and current preventive behaviors in response to an anticipated human-to-human H5N1 epidemic in the Hong Kong Chinese general population

Abstract: Background: The prevalence of self-reported preventive behaviors in response to an anticipated local human-to-human H5N1 transmission outbreak and factors associated with such behaviors have not been examined.

Cited by 185 publications

References 22 publications

Public perceptions of the transmission of pandemic influenza A/H1N1 2009 from pigs and pork products in Australia

Public perceptions of the transmission of pandemic influenza A/H1N1 2009 from pigs and pork products in Australia

Using Mixed Methods to Design a Web-based Behavioural Intervention to Reduce Transmission of Colds and Flu

Horse owners’ biosecurity practices following the first equine influenza outbreak in Australia

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