Table 3 |
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Perceptions related human-to-human H5N1 infection |
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Gender |
Age group |
Education level |
All |
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Male |
Female |
18 – 34 |
35 – 60 |
≤Matriculated |
≥University |
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Col% |
Col% |
OR |
Col% |
Col% |
OR |
Col% |
Col% |
OR |
Col% |
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Perceived modes of transmission of human-to-human H5N1(%Yes) |
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Respiratory droplets |
85.0 |
86.2 |
ns |
84.9 |
86.1 |
ns |
87.2 |
82.7 |
ns |
85.7 |
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Bodily contact |
50.4 |
46.5 |
ns |
44.6 |
50.5 |
ns |
47.1 |
50.3 |
ns |
48.3 |
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Objects contaminated with the virus |
61.1 |
60.6 |
ns |
63.4 |
59.3 |
ns |
61.7 |
59.0 |
ns |
60.8 |
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Eating well-cooked poultry |
22.2 |
27.1 |
ns |
27.4 |
23.3 |
ns |
24.0 |
26.6 |
ns |
24.9 |
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No. of items with "yes" responses in the above 4 items |
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0 – 2 |
60.3 |
59.9 |
ns |
60.2 |
59.9 |
ns |
59.6 |
61.3 |
ns |
60.0 |
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3 – 4 |
39.7 |
40.1 |
39.8 |
40.1 |
40.4 |
38.7 |
40.0 |
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Perceived impacts of human-to-human H5N1 |
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% Fatality rate worse than that of SARS |
43.6 |
37.2 |
ns |
36.0 |
42.6 |
ns |
39.8 |
41.0 |
ns |
40.2 |
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% Efficacy of treatments worse than that of SARS |
16.2 |
10.0 |
0.58* |
12.4 |
13.2 |
ns |
13.4 |
12.1 |
ns |
12.9 |
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% Perceived high/very high chance to have a major human-to-human H5N1 outbreak in Hong Kong |
30.8 |
34.9 |
36.0 |
31.2 |
ns |
33.7 |
31.2 |
ns |
33.0 |
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% Worry about oneself/family members contracting the virusa |
47.4 |
59.1 |
1.60** |
53.8 |
53.6 |
ns |
54.1 |
53.2 |
ns |
53.7 |
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% Perceiving no effective drugs currently available |
50.4 |
50.6 |
ns |
54.8 |
47.9 |
ns |
49.2 |
53.2 |
ns |
50.5 |
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Perceived susceptibility to H5N1 infection(% Likely/very likely) |
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Oneself or one's family members |
27.4 |
26.4 |
ns |
30.1 |
24.9 |
ns |
22.2 |
35.8 |
1.96** |
26.8 |
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Older people |
88.9 |
91.1 |
ns |
93.5 |
88.0 |
0.51* |
90.0 |
90.8 |
ns |
90.1 |
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Adults |
49.6 |
46.8 |
ns |
45.7 |
49.5 |
ns |
44.7 |
54.9 |
1.51* |
48.1 |
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Children |
84.6 |
86.2 |
ns |
88.2 |
83.9 |
ns |
85.7 |
85.5 |
ns |
85.5 |
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Health care workers |
76.9 |
81.0 |
ns |
83.9 |
76.3 |
0.62* |
76.6 |
83.8 |
ns |
79.1 |
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Food sellers |
82.9 |
87.4 |
ns |
94.1 |
80.1 |
0.25*** |
80.9 |
94.2 |
3.86*** |
85.3 |
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Food handlers |
63.7 |
67.7 |
ns |
74.2 |
60.9 |
0.54** |
63.2 |
71.1 |
ns |
65.8 |
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The general public |
35.9 |
31.6 |
ns |
34.4 |
33.1 |
ns |
30.4 |
39.9 |
1.52* |
33.6 |
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No. of items with "likely/very likely" responses in the above 8 items |
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0 – 6 |
72.2 |
77.3 |
ns |
71.5 |
77.0 |
ns |
79.3 |
66.5 |
1.94** |
75.0 |
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7 – 8 |
27.8 |
22.7 |
28.5 |
23.0 |
20.7 |
33.5 |
25.0 |
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Perceived efficacy of prevention measures(% High/very high) |
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Quarantine of the infected people |
96.6 |
92.9 |
ns |
94.1 |
95.0 |
ns |
93.6 |
96.5 |
ns |
94.6 |
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Face mask use in public venues |
90.2 |
90.7 |
ns |
88.2 |
91.8 |
ns |
91.2 |
89.6 |
ns |
90.5 |
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Frequent handwashing |
93.2 |
94.1 |
ns |
89.2 |
96.2 |
3.06** |
94.2 |
93.1 |
ns |
93.6 |
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Home disinfections |
90.2 |
90.3 |
ns |
93.5 |
88.3 |
ns |
90.6 |
90.2 |
ns |
90.3 |
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Mass extermination of poultry |
73.9 |
69.9 |
ns |
72.6 |
71.3 |
ns |
71.4 |
72.8 |
ns |
71.8 |
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No. of items with "high/very high" responses in the above 5 items |
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0 – 3 |
11.1 |
13.4 |
ns |
14.0 |
11.4 |
ns |
11.2 |
13.9 |
ns |
12.3 |
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4 |
28.6 |
32.0 |
29.6 |
30.9 |
31.0 |
29.5 |
30.4 |
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5 |
60.3 |
54.6 |
56.5 |
57.7 |
57.8 |
56.6 |
57.3 |
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a Would worry that it is likely/very likely for oneself or one's family members to contract H5N1 (if 2–3 new cases were to be reported in Hong Kong. OR = Univariate odds ratio. *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001. ns = not significant. |
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Lau et al. BMC Infectious Diseases 2007 7:18 doi:10.1186/1471-2334-7-18 |
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