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Table 3 Proportion of respondents that took preventive measures, overall and by measurement.

From: Monitoring of risk perceptions and correlates of precautionary behaviour related to human avian influenza during 2006 - 2007 in the Netherlands: results of seven consecutive surveys

 

Mar '06

June '06

Aug '06*

Sept 06

Dec 06

Feb 07*

Mar 0

Overall

β-value +

Beta §

p-value #

Took preventive measures

38%

50%

49%

43%

45%

48%

49%

46%

0.008

0.032

0.042

Not getting in touch with (wild) birds or poultry

31%

39%

39%

33%

34%

38%

38%

36%

0.005

0.022

0.175

Not going to areas with AI

18%

25%

28%

23%

27%

33%

31%

26%

0.018

0.081

0.000

Paying more attention to hygiene

9%

16%

17%

16%

14%

16%

18%

15%

0.008

0.042

0.003

Eating less or no chicken or poultry

9%

12%

11%

9%

14%

12%

12%

11%

0.004

0.022

0.175

Cancelled or didn't book a holiday to an area with AI

7%

9%

9%

6%

9%

11%

11%

9%

0.006

0.039

0.016

Getting oneself vaccinated against influenza

2%

6%

5%

6%

8%

4%

6%

5%

0.004

0.032

0.044

Keeping the cat indoors

5%

5%

4%

3%

4%

6%

6%

5%

0.001

0.013

0.428

Avoid gatherings of people

2%

2%

3%

3%

3%

3%

4%

3%

0.003

0.036

0.024

Buying antiviral drugs

1%

2%

2%

2%

2%

1%

4%

2%

0.002

0.034

0.036

Buying a mouth mask

1%

1%

2%

2%

2%

2%

3%

2%

0.003

0.045

0.005

Something else

2%

2%

2%

1%

3%

2%

2%

2%

0.000

0.001

0.975

Avoiding shaking hands

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

1%

2%

1%

0.000

0.000

0.980

  1. * additional surveys
  2. + β-value: regression coefficient of time variable as a correlate of the independent variables, adjusted for gender, age and level of education
  3. § Beta: standardised regression coefficient
  4. # p-value of the standardised regression coefficient from the linear regression analyses