The dynamics of risk perceptions and precautionary behavior in response to 2009 (H1N1) pandemic influenza

BMC Infectious Diseases

Table 4 Perceived risk and precautionary behaviors in response to H1N1 influenza by geography.

Measures of geographical risk status	H1N1 confirmed cases		H1N1 confirmed cases per million		Confirmed deaths
	Coefficient estimates	P-value	Coefficient estimates	P-value	Coefficient estimates	P-value
Risk perception
Perceived likelihood scale*	0.0001	<0.001	0.0006	0.002	0.03	0.08
Predicted death toll†	-0.0002	0.11	0.0001	0.95	-0.16	0.23
Willingness to accept pharmaceutical intervention
Preventive intervention - Interest in intervention‡	-0.0001	0.44	-0.001	0.41	-0.02	0.9
Preventive intervention - WTP scale*	0	0.77	-0.0007	0.33	0.04	0.58
Curative intervention - Interest in intervention‡	-0.0002	0.26	-0.002	0.3	-0.1	0.6
Curative intervention - WTP scale*	-0.0001	0.06	-0.001	0.06	-0.04	0.59
Engagement in precautionary activities
Information seeking activities‡	0.0001	0.51	-0.001	0.52	-0.03	0.84
Taking quarantine measures‡	0.0007	0.01	0.003	0.24	0.25	0.31

The table shows association between the scale of perceived risk or precautionary behavior in response to H1N1 influenza and geographic risk status, measured by three different indicators of risk status. The analysis was controlled for age, sex and household size. Coefficient estimates show: * linear regression coefficient; † ordered logistic regression coefficient; and ‡ logistic regression coefficient. H1N1 confirmed cases and H1N1 confirmed cases per million were indicated as continuous variables, whereas confirmed deaths were indicated as a dichotomous variable. See text and Additional file 3 for sources and details. WTP = willingness to pay.

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