Changes in knowledge, perceptions, preventive behaviours and psychological responses in the pre-community outbreak phase of the H1N1 epidemic

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 139, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 80-90

  Lau, J T F ^a,b,c   Griffiths, S ^c   Au, D W H ^a   Choi, K C ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c Chinese University of Hong Kong   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Attitudes; general public; Hong Kong (China); human swine flu (influenza A H1N1); knowledge; pandemic; perceptions; practices; preventive measures

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; EPIDEMIC; FACE MASK; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HAND WASHING; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH EDUCATION; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA A (H1N1); INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; INTERVIEW; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; ADOLESCENT; INFLUENZA; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; DATA COLLECTION; EPIDEMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79952115433     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268810001925     Document Type: Article

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