Perceptions of Zika virus risk in Germany in 2016

Obenauer, Julie; Rübsamen, Nicole; Castell, Stefanie; Hoodgarzadeh, Mahrrouz; Klett-Tammen, Carolina Judith; Mikolajczyk, Rafael; Karch, André

doi:10.1093/eurpub/ckx092

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“…A May 2016 online panel survey in a German state found that two‐thirds saw their infection risk in an affected country as “quite” or “highly likely,” but of those, three‐quarters were willing to travel to the Olympics—about to occur in Brazil, then the center of Zika cases—if they won a free ticket. Pregnant women were less willing (36%) than nonpregnant women (78%) to take this trip (Obenauer et al., ).…”

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Americans’ Views of Voluntary Protective Actions Against Zika Infection: Conceptual and Measurement Issues

Johnson¹

2019

Risk Analysis

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Understanding factors affecting decisions by people to protect themselves, or not, is critical to designing supportive communications. Here, threat, protective-action, and stakeholder perceptions were evaluated for effects on mainland Americans' behavioral intentions regarding Zika in April 2017, as postulated by the Protective Action Decision Model. Although all three perception types (including a novel resource sufficiency measure) affected intentions, these relationships varied widely depending upon the method used to measure adoption of actions (e.g., total count of all behaviors adopted vs. behavior-specific analyses), the behaviors involved, and whether analysis focused on the full sample or only on people who had a reasonable opportunity to enact the behavior or who believed it relevant to their lives. There was a general contrast between mosquito control actions (removal of mosquito breeding areas and pesticide spraying) and travel-related behaviors (avoiding travel to areas of local transmission of the virus, protecting oneself from mosquito bites after potential exposure, and practicing safe sex after potential exposure). Reported action or inaction during the 2016 mosquito season, and stages of behavior change, were both elicited in January-February 2017; both drove intentions in April 2017 for the upcoming season, although direct and indirect effects varied widely. Collectively these findings present theoretical, measurement, and practical implications for understanding, tracking, and promoting voluntary protective actions against hazards. conceptual issues involving a decision model originally developed for earthquakes and hurricanes, and whether its predictors differ across previous stages of behavioral change, and (2) measurement issues involving behavior or behavioral intentions, behavioral facilitation or impedance, and self-reported behavior relevance. BACKGROUND Concepts in Protective Behavior and Study HypothesesThe Protective Action Decision Model (PADM) was developed for probing the role of information in 2694

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Americans’ Views of Voluntary Protective Actions Against Zika Infection: Conceptual and Measurement Issues

Johnson¹

2019

Risk Analysis

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“…12 This is perhaps due to the study taking place approximately 3 years after the 2016 outbreak of Zika and relatively few Zika cases have been reported in Malaysia since 2016. Likewise, other studies among the public in the United States, 22 Germany, 23 and Western Europe 24 also similarly reported a low risk perception of contracting Zika among the public. Having a higher risk perception is associated with higher preventive-seeking behaviors.…”

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Has Zika Been Forgotten? Findings From Nationwide Survey on Knowledge, Attitudes, and Mosquito Preventive Practices in Malaysia

Wong

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et al. 2022

Disaster med. public health prep.

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Objective: The aim of this study is to assess knowledge and attitudes toward Zika virus disease (ZVD) as well as mosquito prevention practices in Malaysia at a nationwide level. Methods: Computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI) were conducted between June 2019 and February 2020. Results: There are gaps in knowledge about the symptoms, mode of transmission, and risk of microcephaly. The mean for the Zika-related knowledge score was 5.9 (SD ± 4.4) out of a possible score of 14. The majority perceived little or no risk of getting ZVD (75.0%) and 75.5% were a little or not at all worried about ZVD. A high proportion reported the use of insect sprays or mosquito coils to prevent mosquito bites; however, a relatively lower proportion of people reported fixing mosquito netting on doors and windows, and using mosquito bed nets. The mean for the mosquito prevention practices score was 11.9 (SD ± 4.7) out of a possible score of 27. Important factors influencing mosquito prevention practices include household income, environment factors, risk perception, and Zika-related knowledge. Conclusion: Zika prevention measures should be targeted in priority toward residents in lower socioeconomic neighborhoods. Campaigns should focus on messages highlighting the high risk of getting dengue.

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“…Ähnliche Ergebnisse finden sich in vergleichbaren Studien im Zuge der SARS-Epidemie 2004 [15], bei der die Befragten ebenfalls relativ gut über die Erkrankung, ihre Symptome und Verbreitungswege informiert waren. Zudem zeigt sich, dass die Befragten ihr Wissen zur Erkrankung als deutlich besser einschätzen als in vergleichbaren Umfragen im Kontext der Ebola- [6] und Zika-Virus-Epidemien [16].…”

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COVID-19: Wissensstand, Risikowahrnehmung und Umgang mit der Pandemie

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Karch

et al. 2020

Zeitschrift für Evidenz, Fortbildung und Qualität im Gesundheit

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z u s a m m e n f a s s u n g Hintergrund: Für den Erfolg der Bemühungen zur Eindämmung einer Epidemie sind die großflächige Umsetzung der Maßnahmen und ihre Akzeptanz in der Bevölkerung wichtig. Diese Studie untersucht daher den Wissensstand und die Risikowahrnehmung in der frühen Phase der COVID-19-Pandemie und analysiert, wie empfohlene und vorgeschriebene Maßnahmen umgesetzt bzw. eingehalten wurden. Methode: Im März 2020 wurden die im HeReCa-Online-Panel registrierten Teilnehmer/-innen aus Sachsen-Anhalt, Berlin und Schleswig-Holstein eingeladen, einen Fragebogen mit 65 Fragen zu beantworten. Ergebnisse: 1048 Teilnehmer/-innen beantworteten den Fragebogen. Dies entspricht einer Rücklaufquote von 3,5%. 83% der Befragten fühlten sich gut oder sehr gut über COVID-19 und das ursächliche Virus informiert. Die meisten Befragten gaben an, vor allem in Bezug auf die Gesundheit von Familienangehörigen (60%) und der Bevölkerung als Ganzes (45%) Angst vor der Pandemie zu haben und fürchteten negative Folgen für die Wirtschaft (79%). 79% der Befragten haben in Reaktion auf die Pandemie individuelle Maßnahmen ergriffen, z. B. das Einhalten von Mindestabständen zu anderen im öffentlichen Raum und Kontaktreduktion. Die staatlich verordneten Maßnahmen wurden überwiegend als sinnvoll und der Situation angemessen wahrgenommen. Schlussfolgerung: In der Frühphase der Pandemie hat sich ein Großteil der Bevölkerung gezielt mit COVID-19 beschäftigt und setzte individuelle Maßnahmen zur Risikoreduktion um. Die Akzeptanz für die staatlichen Maßnahmen zur Eindämmung der Pandemie war hoch.

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Perceptions of Zika virus risk in Germany in 2016

Abstract: This study showed that fear of contracting ZIKV is not a major deterrent for travelling to high-risk areas. Pregnant women are appropriately concerned about the risk of ZIKV. Studies modelling the further spread of ZIKV need to account for these results.

Cited by 5 publications

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Americans’ Views of Voluntary Protective Actions Against Zika Infection: Conceptual and Measurement Issues

Americans’ Views of Voluntary Protective Actions Against Zika Infection: Conceptual and Measurement Issues

Has Zika Been Forgotten? Findings From Nationwide Survey on Knowledge, Attitudes, and Mosquito Preventive Practices in Malaysia

COVID-19: Wissensstand, Risikowahrnehmung und Umgang mit der Pandemie

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