Attitudes, practices and information needs regarding novel influenza A (H7N9) among employees of food production and operation in Guangzhou, Southern China: A cross-sectional study

BMC Infectious Diseases

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Li, Tiegang ^a   Feng, Jing ^a   Qing, Pengzhe ^a   Fan, Xiaomei ^b   Liu, Weisi ^a   Li, MeiXia ^a   Wang, Ming ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (China)

^b INNER MONGOLIA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Health education; Influenza A (H7N9); Information needs; Practices

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG SAFETY; EMPLOYEE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; FOOD INDUSTRY; GOVERNMENT; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFLUENZA A; INFLUENZA A (H7N9); INFLUENZA VACCINATION; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H7N9; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; POULTRY; PUBLICATION; TELEVISION; ADOLESCENT; ANIMAL; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AVIAN INFLUENZA; CATERING SERVICE; CHICKEN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PSYCHOLOGY; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMALS; ATTITUDE; CHICKENS; CHINA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; FOOD SUPPLY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H7N9 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA IN BIRDS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; POULTRY; VACCINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892887720     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712334     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2334-14-4     Document Type: Article

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