Perceptions of Zika virus risk in Germany in 2016

Obenauer, Julie; Rübsamen, Nicole; Castell, Stefanie; Hoodgarzadeh, Mahrrouz; Klett-Tammen, Carolina Judith; Mikolajczyk, Rafael; Karch, André

doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckx092

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“…A May 2016 online panel survey in a German state found that two‐thirds saw their infection risk in an affected country as “quite” or “highly likely,” but of those, three‐quarters were willing to travel to the Olympics—about to occur in Brazil, then the center of Zika cases—if they won a free ticket. Pregnant women were less willing (36%) than nonpregnant women (78%) to take this trip (Obenauer et al., ).…”

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Americans’ Views of Voluntary Protective Actions Against Zika Infection: Conceptual and Measurement Issues

Johnson¹

2019

Risk Analysis

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Understanding factors affecting decisions by people to protect themselves, or not, is critical to designing supportive communications. Here, threat, protective-action, and stakeholder perceptions were evaluated for effects on mainland Americans' behavioral intentions regarding Zika in April 2017, as postulated by the Protective Action Decision Model. Although all three perception types (including a novel resource sufficiency measure) affected intentions, these relationships varied widely depending upon the method used to measure adoption of actions (e.g., total count of all behaviors adopted vs. behavior-specific analyses), the behaviors involved, and whether analysis focused on the full sample or only on people who had a reasonable opportunity to enact the behavior or who believed it relevant to their lives. There was a general contrast between mosquito control actions (removal of mosquito breeding areas and pesticide spraying) and travel-related behaviors (avoiding travel to areas of local transmission of the virus, protecting oneself from mosquito bites after potential exposure, and practicing safe sex after potential exposure). Reported action or inaction during the 2016 mosquito season, and stages of behavior change, were both elicited in January-February 2017; both drove intentions in April 2017 for the upcoming season, although direct and indirect effects varied widely. Collectively these findings present theoretical, measurement, and practical implications for understanding, tracking, and promoting voluntary protective actions against hazards. conceptual issues involving a decision model originally developed for earthquakes and hurricanes, and whether its predictors differ across previous stages of behavioral change, and (2) measurement issues involving behavior or behavioral intentions, behavioral facilitation or impedance, and self-reported behavior relevance. BACKGROUND Concepts in Protective Behavior and Study HypothesesThe Protective Action Decision Model (PADM) was developed for probing the role of information in 2694

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Americans’ Views of Voluntary Protective Actions Against Zika Infection: Conceptual and Measurement Issues

Johnson¹

2019

Risk Analysis

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“…12 This is perhaps due to the study taking place approximately 3 years after the 2016 outbreak of Zika and relatively few Zika cases have been reported in Malaysia since 2016. Likewise, other studies among the public in the United States, 22 Germany, 23 and Western Europe 24 also similarly reported a low risk perception of contracting Zika among the public. Having a higher risk perception is associated with higher preventive-seeking behaviors.…”

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Has Zika Been Forgotten? Findings From Nationwide Survey on Knowledge, Attitudes, and Mosquito Preventive Practices in Malaysia

Wong

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Lee

et al. 2022

Disaster med. public health prep.

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Objective: The aim of this study is to assess knowledge and attitudes toward Zika virus disease (ZVD) as well as mosquito prevention practices in Malaysia at a nationwide level. Methods: Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI) were conducted between June 2019 and February 2020. Results: There are gaps in knowledge about the symptoms, mode of transmission, and risk of microcephaly. The mean for the Zika-related knowledge score was 5.9 (SD ± 4.4) out of a possible score of 14. The majority perceived little or no risk of getting ZVD (75.0%) and 75.5% were a little or not at all worried about ZVD. A high proportion reported the use of insect sprays or mosquito coils to prevent mosquito bites; however, a relatively lower proportion of people reported fixing mosquito netting on doors and windows, and using mosquito bed nets. The mean for the mosquito prevention practices score was 11.9 (SD ± 4.7) out of a possible score of 27. Important factors influencing mosquito prevention practices include household income, environment factors, risk perception, and Zika-related knowledge. Conclusion: Zika prevention measures should be targeted in priority toward residents in lower socioeconomic neighborhoods. Campaigns should focus on messages highlighting the high risk of getting dengue.

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“…Previously developed surveys have tended to be related to a specific mosquito species or MBV, rather than a broader scope of understanding behaviour towards mosquitoes and MBVs. Additionally, most surveys used in European studies are not validated, are Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices (KAP) surveys or are tailored to a certain population, rather than the general public 17 , 18 , 21 , 49 , 50 . We identified one Italian validated survey, created specifically to measure knowledge, attitude and behaviours towards Zika in the general population.…”

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Development and validation of the MosquitoWise survey to assess perceptions towards mosquitoes and mosquito-borne viruses in Europe

Abourashed,

de Best,

Doornekamp

et al. 2024

Sci Rep

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Due to climate change and the expanding geographical ranges of key mosquito species, several mosquito-borne viruses (MBVs) have recently emerged in Europe. Understanding people’s perceptions and behaviours towards these viruses and the mosquitoes capable of transmitting them is crucial for implementing effective prevention measures and targeted communication campaigns. However, there is currently no appropriate validated survey for European populations to assess this. This study developed and validated a standardized survey, based on the Health Belief Model (HBM), to assess perceptions of mosquitoes and MBVs among Europe’s residents. The survey was distributed online to United Kingdom (UK), Dutch and Spanish participants through panel providers. Survey validity and reliability were tested using confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) and Cronbach’s alpha. The optimised survey was completed by 336 UK, 438 Dutch and 475 Spanish residents, respectively, and the HBM items passed our validity and reliability testing in all three countries. The final survey has 57 questions, including 19 validated HBM items, and questions to assess demographic characteristics, knowledge, prevention measures and behavioural determinants. Our MosquitoWise survey bridges researchers' understandings of European residents’ perceptions and knowledge as a first step to improve preventive behaviour towards mosquitoes and MBVs and guide prevention and communication initiatives.

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Perceptions of Zika virus risk in Germany in 2016

Abstract: This study showed that fear of contracting ZIKV is not a major deterrent for travelling to high-risk areas. Pregnant women are appropriately concerned about the risk of ZIKV. Studies modelling the further spread of ZIKV need to account for these results.

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Americans’ Views of Voluntary Protective Actions Against Zika Infection: Conceptual and Measurement Issues

Americans’ Views of Voluntary Protective Actions Against Zika Infection: Conceptual and Measurement Issues

Has Zika Been Forgotten? Findings From Nationwide Survey on Knowledge, Attitudes, and Mosquito Preventive Practices in Malaysia

Development and validation of the MosquitoWise survey to assess perceptions towards mosquitoes and mosquito-borne viruses in Europe

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