|
Perceived modes of transmission of human-to-human H5N1
(%Yes)
| | | | | | | | | | |
|
Respiratory droplets
|
85.0
|
86.2
|
ns
|
84.9
|
86.1
|
ns
|
87.2
|
82.7
|
ns
|
85.7
|
|
Bodily contact
|
50.4
|
46.5
|
ns
|
44.6
|
50.5
|
ns
|
47.1
|
50.3
|
ns
|
48.3
|
|
Objects contaminated with the virus
|
61.1
|
60.6
|
ns
|
63.4
|
59.3
|
ns
|
61.7
|
59.0
|
ns
|
60.8
|
|
Eating well-cooked poultry
|
22.2
|
27.1
|
ns
|
27.4
|
23.3
|
ns
|
24.0
|
26.6
|
ns
|
24.9
|
|
No. of items with "yes" responses in the above 4 items
| | | | | | | | | | |
|
0 – 2
|
60.3
|
59.9
|
ns
|
60.2
|
59.9
|
ns
|
59.6
|
61.3
|
ns
|
60.0
|
|
3 – 4
|
39.7
|
40.1
| |
39.8
|
40.1
| |
40.4
|
38.7
| |
40.0
|
|
Perceived impacts of human-to-human H5N1
| | | | | | | | | | |
|
% Fatality rate worse than that of SARS
|
43.6
|
37.2
|
ns
|
36.0
|
42.6
|
ns
|
39.8
|
41.0
|
ns
|
40.2
|
|
% 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
|
|
% 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
|
|
% 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
|
|
% Perceiving no effective drugs currently available
|
50.4
|
50.6
|
ns
|
54.8
|
47.9
|
ns
|
49.2
|
53.2
|
ns
|
50.5
|
|
Perceived susceptibility to H5N1 infection
(% Likely/very likely)
| | | | | | | | | | |
|
Oneself or one's family members
|
27.4
|
26.4
|
ns
|
30.1
|
24.9
|
ns
|
22.2
|
35.8
|
1.96**
|
26.8
|
|
Older people
|
88.9
|
91.1
|
ns
|
93.5
|
88.0
|
0.51*
|
90.0
|
90.8
|
ns
|
90.1
|
|
Adults
|
49.6
|
46.8
|
ns
|
45.7
|
49.5
|
ns
|
44.7
|
54.9
|
1.51*
|
48.1
|
|
Children
|
84.6
|
86.2
|
ns
|
88.2
|
83.9
|
ns
|
85.7
|
85.5
|
ns
|
85.5
|
|
Health care workers
|
76.9
|
81.0
|
ns
|
83.9
|
76.3
|
0.62*
|
76.6
|
83.8
|
ns
|
79.1
|
|
Food sellers
|
82.9
|
87.4
|
ns
|
94.1
|
80.1
|
0.25***
|
80.9
|
94.2
|
3.86***
|
85.3
|
|
Food handlers
|
63.7
|
67.7
|
ns
|
74.2
|
60.9
|
0.54**
|
63.2
|
71.1
|
ns
|
65.8
|
|
The general public
|
35.9
|
31.6
|
ns
|
34.4
|
33.1
|
ns
|
30.4
|
39.9
|
1.52*
|
33.6
|
|
No. of items with "likely/very likely" responses in the above 8 items
| | | | | | | | | | |
|
0 – 6
|
72.2
|
77.3
|
ns
|
71.5
|
77.0
|
ns
|
79.3
|
66.5
|
1.94**
|
75.0
|
|
7 – 8
|
27.8
|
22.7
| |
28.5
|
23.0
| |
20.7
|
33.5
| |
25.0
|
|
Perceived efficacy of prevention measures
(% High/very high)
| | | | | | | | | | |
|
Quarantine of the infected people
|
96.6
|
92.9
|
ns
|
94.1
|
95.0
|
ns
|
93.6
|
96.5
|
ns
|
94.6
|
|
Face mask use in public venues
|
90.2
|
90.7
|
ns
|
88.2
|
91.8
|
ns
|
91.2
|
89.6
|
ns
|
90.5
|
|
Frequent handwashing
|
93.2
|
94.1
|
ns
|
89.2
|
96.2
|
3.06**
|
94.2
|
93.1
|
ns
|
93.6
|
|
Home disinfections
|
90.2
|
90.3
|
ns
|
93.5
|
88.3
|
ns
|
90.6
|
90.2
|
ns
|
90.3
|
|
Mass extermination of poultry
|
73.9
|
69.9
|
ns
|
72.6
|
71.3
|
ns
|
71.4
|
72.8
|
ns
|
71.8
|
|
No. of items with "high/very high" responses in the above 5 items
| | | | | | | | | | |
|
0 – 3
|
11.1
|
13.4
|
ns
|
14.0
|
11.4
|
ns
|
11.2
|
13.9
|
ns
|
12.3
|
|
4
|
28.6
|
32.0
| |
29.6
|
30.9
| |
31.0
|
29.5
| |
30.4
|
|
5
|
60.3
|
54.6
| |
56.5
|
57.7
| |
57.8
|
56.6
| |
57.3
|
