Avian Influenza Risk Perception, Europe and Asia

Zwart, Onno de; Veldhuijzen, Irene; Elam, Gillian; Aro, Arja R.; Abraham, Thomas; Bishop, George D.; Richardus, Jan Hendrik; Brug, Johannes

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“…Studies For each categorical variable, odds for willingness to take health risks in a given category were calculated relative to the reference category. CI confidence intervals on risk perception related to infectious diseases such as SARS and avian influenza and their relation with precautionary behaviors in general, have shown great variation between countries both in perceptions and behaviors [7,22]. The results about the younger age and the willingness to take health risks especially on holidays are in line with the studies showing that younger people especially take more health risks while traveling, e.g., by neglecting protecting hygienic measures, and behave in general in a more hedonistic way than they normally do [3][4][5].…”

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Willingness to Take Travel-Related Health Risks—A Study among Finnish Tourists in Asia during the Avian Influenza Outbreak

Aro

Vartti²,

Schreck³

et al. 2009

Int.J. Behav. Med.

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Background Health risk perception and behavior of tourists during epidemics is a challenge for behavioral medicine.Purpose The purpose was to analyze associations of psychosocial factors and willingness to take health risks on holiday and business trips. Method Subjects (survey n=338) were Finnish tourists visiting South-East Asia during the avian influenza epidemic of 2004. On holidays, 13.8%, and on business trips, 6.3% would take (rather) high risks, 14.1% reported having tendency to take health risks. Willingness to take health risks on both kinds of trips was lower among those +40 years old than those <40. Comparatively high risk-taking tendency and high perceived HIV risk were related to the increased willingness to take health risks on both kinds of trips. Results On holidays, willingness to take health risks was related to trust in fate, and on business trips, this was also related to trust in God and less precautionary behavior of avoiding hand shaking, but also to higher estimation of other risks in life. Conclusion Younger travelers and those on holidays are willing to take more health risks than those who are older or on business trips. Travel advice during epidemics could be differentially targeted to different age groups and to holiday and business travelers.

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Willingness to Take Travel-Related Health Risks—A Study among Finnish Tourists in Asia during the Avian Influenza Outbreak

Aro

Vartti²,

Schreck³

et al. 2009

Int.J. Behav. Med.

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“…Globalization, which is characterized by frequent international movement of people and goods, has made the spread of such diseases to other countries unpredictable [20,21]. Baek [22] defined today's globalized world as a risky society as its impacts are delocalized, incalculable, and non-compensable.…”

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The Influence of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Outbreak on Online and Offline Markets for Retail Sales

eunae

Sung

2017

Sustainability

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This study investigates whether the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak in Korea affected online and offline retail sales and determines the presence of a substitution or delay effect between the two. We analyze the monthly retail sales of electronic goods, semi-luxury goods, and groceries using an autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) model with intervention. The findings are as follows. First, offline sales of electronic goods declined by 7.9%, while online sales increased by 7.03%, indicating that these markets can act as substitutes. Second, the offline sales of semi-luxury goods decreased for two months, while online sales remained the same, indicating that there can be a delay effect in the offline market. Finally, despite the slight increase in online sales and the moderate decrease in offline sales, the MERS outbreak did not have a statistically significant effect on grocery sales. Our research findings imply that stakeholders such as the government and retail provided useful information on how to deal with the unexpected outbreak.

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“…This can then lead to further economic negative impacts on a nation (Lee-Baggley et al, 2004), as well as the inability of that nation to cope with other health challenges (WHO, 2008). Inevitably, therefore, high levels of threat awareness do not necessarily predict behavioural change (de Zwart et al, 2007). Understanding representations of pandemic threat, and their implications for health behaviours and social relations, is therefore an important ongoing task for social scientists in a world of continuing disease challenges.…”

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Representations of swine flu: perspectives from a Malaysian pig farm

Haque¹,

Hassan²,

Dhanoa³

2011

Public Underst Sci

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Novel influenza viruses are seen, internationally, as posing considerable health challenges, but public responses to such viruses are often rooted in cultural representations of disease and risk. However, little research has been conducted in locations associated with the origin of a pandemic. We examined representations and risk perceptions associated with swine flu amongst 120 Malaysian pig farmers. Thirty-seven percent of respondents felt at particular risk of infection, two-thirds were somewhat or very concerned about being infected. Those respondents who were the most anxious believed particular societal 'out-groups' (homosexuals, homeless and prostitutes) to be at higher infection risk. Although few (4%) reported direct discrimination, 46% claimed friends had avoided them since the swine flu outbreak. Findings are discussed in the context of evolutionary, social representations and terror management theories of response to pandemic threat.

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Avian Influenza Risk Perception, Europe and Asia

Cited by 136 publications

References 9 publications

Willingness to Take Travel-Related Health Risks—A Study among Finnish Tourists in Asia during the Avian Influenza Outbreak

Willingness to Take Travel-Related Health Risks—A Study among Finnish Tourists in Asia during the Avian Influenza Outbreak

The Influence of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Outbreak on Online and Offline Markets for Retail Sales

Representations of swine flu: perspectives from a Malaysian pig farm

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