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description Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 2009Publisher:BMJ Funded by:EC | FLUMODCONTEC| FLUMODCONTAuthors: Rubin, G J.; Amlot, R.; Page, L.; Wessely, S.;Rubin, G J.; Amlot, R.; Page, L.; Wessely, S.;Objective To assess whether perceptions of the swine flu outbreak predicted changes in behaviour among members of the public in England, Scotland, and Wales. Design Cross sectional telephone survey using random digit dialling. Setting Interviews by telephone between 8 and 12 May. Participants 997 adults aged 18 or more who had heard of swine flu and spoke English. Main outcome measures Recommended change in behaviour (increases in handwashing and surface cleaning or plans made with a “flu friend”) and avoidance behaviours (engaged in one or more of six behaviours such as avoiding large crowds or public transport). Results 37.8% of participants (n=377) reported performing any recommended behaviour change “over the past four days . . . because of swine flu.” 4.9% (n=49) had carried out any avoidance behaviour. Controlling for personal details and anxiety, recommended changes were associated with perceptions that swine flu is severe, that the risk of catching it is high risk, that the outbreak will continue for a long time, that the authorities can be trusted, that good information has been provided, that people can control their risk of catching swine flu, and that specific behaviours are effective in reducing the risk. Being uncertain about the outbreak and believing that the outbreak had been exaggerated were associated with a lower likelihood of change. The strongest predictor of behaviour change was ethnicity, with participants from ethnic minority groups being more likely to make recommended changes (odds ratio 3.2, 95% confidence interval 2.0 to 5.3) and carry out avoidance behaviours (4.1, 2.0 to 8.4). Conclusions The results support efforts to inform the public about specific actions that can reduce the risks from swine flu and to communicate about the government’s plans and resources. Tackling the perception that the outbreak has been “over-hyped” may be difficult but worthwhile. Additional research is required into differing reactions to the outbreak among ethnic groups.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.euAccess RoutesGreen hybrid 910 citations 910 popularity Top 0.01% influence Top 0.1% impulse Top 0.1% Powered by BIP!more_vert Europe PubMed Centra... arrow_drop_down Europe PubMed CentralArticle . 2009Full-Text: http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2714687Data sources: PubMed Centraladd ClaimPlease grant OpenAIRE to access and update your ORCID works.This Research product is the result of merged Research products in OpenAIRE.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Other literature type , Article 2005 United KingdomPublisher:BMJ Pitman, R J; Cooper, B S; Trotter, C L; Gay, N J; Edmunds, W J;The appearance of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and recent outbreaks of avian influenza have raised the question of how best to protect the population of England and Wales from such infections. Entry screening is at present of unknown benefit. We assess the possible benefit of entry screening for SARS and pandemic influenza should an epidemic occur. Throughout this analysis, we assume that effective exit screening is in place, that symptomatic patients will not be allowed to board flights, and that the value of entry screening is to detect people who develop symptoms in flight. We estimated the incubation periods for influenza and SARS from published sources.1 2 We used these distributions to estimate the proportion of individuals with initially latent SARS and influenza infection developing symptoms during a flight from any of the top 100 sources of international airline passengers to the United …
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.euAccess RoutesGreen bronze 88 citations 88 popularity Top 1% influence Top 1% impulse Top 10% Powered by BIP!visibility 1visibility views 1 download downloads 74 Powered bymore_vert CORE (RIOXX-UK Aggre... arrow_drop_down Oxford University Research Archive; BMJArticle . 2005 . 2016 . Peer-reviewedadd ClaimPlease grant OpenAIRE to access and update your ORCID works.This Research product is the result of merged Research products in OpenAIRE.
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description Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 2009Publisher:BMJ Funded by:EC | FLUMODCONTEC| FLUMODCONTAuthors: Rubin, G J.; Amlot, R.; Page, L.; Wessely, S.;Rubin, G J.; Amlot, R.; Page, L.; Wessely, S.;Objective To assess whether perceptions of the swine flu outbreak predicted changes in behaviour among members of the public in England, Scotland, and Wales. Design Cross sectional telephone survey using random digit dialling. Setting Interviews by telephone between 8 and 12 May. Participants 997 adults aged 18 or more who had heard of swine flu and spoke English. Main outcome measures Recommended change in behaviour (increases in handwashing and surface cleaning or plans made with a “flu friend”) and avoidance behaviours (engaged in one or more of six behaviours such as avoiding large crowds or public transport). Results 37.8% of participants (n=377) reported performing any recommended behaviour change “over the past four days . . . because of swine flu.” 4.9% (n=49) had carried out any avoidance behaviour. Controlling for personal details and anxiety, recommended changes were associated with perceptions that swine flu is severe, that the risk of catching it is high risk, that the outbreak will continue for a long time, that the authorities can be trusted, that good information has been provided, that people can control their risk of catching swine flu, and that specific behaviours are effective in reducing the risk. Being uncertain about the outbreak and believing that the outbreak had been exaggerated were associated with a lower likelihood of change. The strongest predictor of behaviour change was ethnicity, with participants from ethnic minority groups being more likely to make recommended changes (odds ratio 3.2, 95% confidence interval 2.0 to 5.3) and carry out avoidance behaviours (4.1, 2.0 to 8.4). Conclusions The results support efforts to inform the public about specific actions that can reduce the risks from swine flu and to communicate about the government’s plans and resources. Tackling the perception that the outbreak has been “over-hyped” may be difficult but worthwhile. Additional research is required into differing reactions to the outbreak among ethnic groups.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.euAccess RoutesGreen hybrid 910 citations 910 popularity Top 0.01% influence Top 0.1% impulse Top 0.1% Powered by BIP!more_vert Europe PubMed Centra... arrow_drop_down Europe PubMed CentralArticle . 2009Full-Text: http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2714687Data sources: PubMed Centraladd ClaimPlease grant OpenAIRE to access and update your ORCID works.This Research product is the result of merged Research products in OpenAIRE.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.eudescription Publicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Other literature type , Article 2005 United KingdomPublisher:BMJ Pitman, R J; Cooper, B S; Trotter, C L; Gay, N J; Edmunds, W J;The appearance of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and recent outbreaks of avian influenza have raised the question of how best to protect the population of England and Wales from such infections. Entry screening is at present of unknown benefit. We assess the possible benefit of entry screening for SARS and pandemic influenza should an epidemic occur. Throughout this analysis, we assume that effective exit screening is in place, that symptomatic patients will not be allowed to board flights, and that the value of entry screening is to detect people who develop symptoms in flight. We estimated the incubation periods for influenza and SARS from published sources.1 2 We used these distributions to estimate the proportion of individuals with initially latent SARS and influenza infection developing symptoms during a flight from any of the top 100 sources of international airline passengers to the United …
CORE (RIOXX-UK Aggre... arrow_drop_down Oxford University Research Archive; BMJArticle . 2005 . 2016 . Peer-reviewedadd ClaimPlease grant OpenAIRE to access and update your ORCID works.This Research product is the result of merged Research products in OpenAIRE.
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For further information contact us at helpdesk@openaire.euAccess RoutesGreen bronze 88 citations 88 popularity Top 1% influence Top 1% impulse Top 10% Powered by BIP!visibility 1visibility views 1 download downloads 74 Powered bymore_vert CORE (RIOXX-UK Aggre... arrow_drop_down Oxford University Research Archive; BMJArticle . 2005 . 2016 . Peer-reviewedadd ClaimPlease grant OpenAIRE to access and update your ORCID works.This Research product is the result of merged Research products in OpenAIRE.
You have already added works in your ORCID record related to the merged Research product.This Research product is the result of merged Research products in OpenAIRE.
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