Risk perceptions, attitudes, and knowledge of chikungunya among the public and health professionals: A systematic review

Tropical Medicine and Health

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Corrin, Tricia ^a,b   Waddell, Lisa ^a   Greig, Judy ^a   Young, Ian ^c   Hierlihy, Catherine ^a,b   Mascarenhas, Mariola ^a  

^a PUBLIC HEALTH AGENCY OF CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^c RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attitudes; Chikungunya; Knowledge; Perceptions; Systematic review

Indexed keywords

ASIA; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHIKUNGUNYA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH LITERACY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INDIAN OCEAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MOSQUITO VECTOR; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 85028667403     PISSN: 13488945     EISSN: 13494147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s41182-017-0061-x     Document Type: Review

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