Table 3 Precautionary practices against A(H7N9) influenza in Guangzhou, 17–24 June 2013
Items | Total | Sex | Age | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | % | Male | Female | χ2 | P | <25 | 25-40 | >40 | Trend χ2 | P | |
Did you recently search some information about H7N9? (response = “yes”) | 1079 | 74.41 | 367 (79.09%) | 712 (72.21%) | 7.58 | 0.00* | 783 (72.77%) | 247 (79.17) | 49 (79.03%) | 5.92 | 0.06 |
If yes, what methods did you use to get information? | |||||||||||
Use internet | 830 | 76.92 | 297 (80.93%) | 533 (74.86%) | 5.02 | 0.03* | 633 (80.84%) | 173 (70.04%) | 24 (48.98%) | 34.92 | 0.00* |
Watch TV | 729 | 67.56 | 231 (62.94%) | 498 (69.94%) | 5.41 | 0.02* | 511 (65.26%) | 183 (74.09%) | 35 (71.43%) | 7.02 | 0.03* |
Read newspaper | 607 | 56.26 | 179 (48.77%) | 428 (60.11%) | 12.66 | 0.00* | 429 (54.79%) | 151 (61.13%) | 34 (69.39%) | 6.57 | 0.01* |
Ask friends | 227 | 21.04 | 94 (25.06%) | 133 (18.68%) | 7.01 | 0.01* | 176 (22.48%) | 47 (19.03%) | 4 (8.16%) | 6.46 | 0.04* |
Listen to the radio | 148 | 13.72 | 49 (13.35%) | 99 (13.90%) | 0.06 | 0.80 | 88 (11.24%) | 50 (20.24%) | 10 (20.41%) | 14.80 | 0.00* |
Consult doctor | 138 | 12.79 | 59 (16.08%) | 79 (11.10%) | 5.38 | 0.02* | 101 (12.90%) | 34 (13.77%) | 3 (6.12%) | 2.17 | 0.33 |
Have you injected flu vaccine in the past 3 years? (response = “yes”) | 481 | 33.17 | 180 (38.79%) | 301 (30.53%) | 9.72 | 0.00* | 369 (36.80%) | 74 (23.72%) | 11 (17.74%) | 25.64 | 0.00* |
After emergence of H7N9, what protective measures have you taken? | |||||||||||
Washed hands more often than usual | 1171 | 80.76 | 360 (77.59%) | 811 (82.25%) | 4.42 | 0.04* | 881 (81.88%) | 241 (77.24%) | 49 (79.03%) | 3.47 | 0.18 |
Ventilate room more frequency | 990 | 68.27 | 312 (67.24%) | 678 (68.46%) | 0.33 | 0.56 | 735 (68.31%) | 216 (69.23%) | 39 (62.90%) | 0.96 | 0.62 |
Cancelled or postponed social events | 707 | 48.76 | 193 (41.95%) | 514 (52.13%) | 14.01 | 0.00* | 520 (48.33%) | 161 (51.60%) | 26 (41.94%) | 2.46 | 0.33 |
Bought some drugs for preparation | 582 | 40.14 | 175 (37.72%) | 407 (41.28%) | 1.66 | 0.20* | 434 (40.33%) | 121 (38.78%) | 27 (43.55%) | 0.55 | 0.76 |
No longer bought poultries to eat | 539 | 37.17 | 135 (29.09%) | 404 (40.97%) | 19.06 | 0.00* | 391 (36.34%) | 130 (41.67%) | 18 (29.03%) | 4.78 | 0.09 |
Reduced the amount I go into shops | 416 | 28.69 | 131 (28.23%) | 285 (28.90%) | 0.07 | 0.79 | 312 (29.00%) | 87 (27.88%) | 17 (27.42%) | 0.20 | 0.91 |