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Factors Associated with Increased Risk Perception of Pandemic Influenza in Australia
Joint Authors
Barr, Margo
Raphael, Beverley
Agho, Kingsley
Taylor, Melanie
Jacobs, Jennifer
Stevens, Garry
Source
Influenza Research and Treatment
Issue
Vol. 2010, Issue 2010 (31 Dec. 2010), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2010-07-20
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The aim of this study was to assess factors associated with increased risk perception of pandemic influenza in Australia.
The sample consisted of 2081 Australian adults aged 16 years and older who completed a short three item pandemic influenza question module which was incorporated into the NSW Health Adult Population Health Survey during the first quarter of 2007.
After adjusting for covariates, multivariate analysis indicated that those living in rural regions were significantly more likely to perceive a high risk that a pandemic influenza would occur, while those with poor self-rated health perceived both a high likelihood of pandemic and high concern that self/family would be directly affected were such an event to occur.
Those who spoke a language other than English at home and those on low incomes and younger people (16–24 years) were significantly more likely to have changed the way they lived their lives due to the possibility of pandemic influenza, compared to those who spoke only English at home, middle-high income earners, and older age groups, respectively.
This data provides an Australian population baseline against which the risk perceptions of demographic subgroups regarding the current, and potential future pandemics, can be compared and monitored.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Jacobs, Jennifer& Taylor, Melanie& Agho, Kingsley& Stevens, Garry& Barr, Margo& Raphael, Beverley. 2010. Factors Associated with Increased Risk Perception of Pandemic Influenza in Australia. Influenza Research and Treatment،Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Jacobs, Jennifer…[et al.]. Factors Associated with Increased Risk Perception of Pandemic Influenza in Australia. Influenza Research and Treatment No. 2010 (2010), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-510513
American Medical Association (AMA)
Jacobs, Jennifer& Taylor, Melanie& Agho, Kingsley& Stevens, Garry& Barr, Margo& Raphael, Beverley. Factors Associated with Increased Risk Perception of Pandemic Influenza in Australia. Influenza Research and Treatment. 2010. Vol. 2010, no. 2010, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-510513
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-510513