Table 6 Predictors of recommended and non-recommended behaviours

Anxiety

1.73**

1.45-2.08

Perceived probability of infection

1.77**

1.31-2.38

Mortality awareness

2.22*

1.76-2.81

Associations with H7N9

- Floating pigs

1.50**

1,27-1.77

- New migrants

1.31*

1.10-1,55

- Poor Chinese hygiene

1.30**

1.12-1.52

- Unhygienic poultry trade

1.35*

1.12-1.63

- Recent temperature fluctuations

1.07

.93-1.24

- Global climate change

1.06

.91-1.23

Risk group

- Regular contact with poultry

.99

.63-1.61

- Migrants

1.14

.92-1.41

- Children

1.35**

1.12-1.62

- Young people

1.00

.79-1.27

- Elderly people

1.31

1.03-1.66

- Those with weak immunity

1.77**

1.29-2.41

b. Contrasting those who reported two or more avoidance behaviours (N = 838) versus those who did one or none (N = 127)

Variable

Odds ratio

95% confidence interval, significance

Anxiety

1.52*

1.17-1.98

Perceived probability of (personal) infection

2.07*

1.30-3.32

Mortality awareness

1.84**

1.31-2.57

Associations with H7N9

- Floating pigs

1.24

.99-1.57

- New migrants

1.07

.85-1.37

- Poor Chinese hygiene

1.54**

1.25-1.90

- Unhygienic poultry trade

1.14

.88-1.47

- Recent temperature fluctuations

1.09

.89-1.33

- Global climate change

1.16

.94-1.44

Risk group

- Regular contact with poultry

1.69

.99-2.88

- Migrants

1.22

.91-1.64

- Children

1.41*

1.09-1.81

- Young people

1.15

.81-1.62

- Elderly people

.92

.65-1.32

- Those with weak immunity

1.77*

1.21-2.60