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2012-03-29Zeitschriftenartikel DOI: 10.25646/1107
Risk perception and information-seeking behaviour during the 2009/10 influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 pandemic in Germany
dc.contributor.authorWalter, Dietmar
dc.contributor.authorBöhmer, Merle
dc.contributor.authorReiter, Sabine
dc.contributor.authorKrause, Gérard
dc.contributor.authorWichmann, Ole
dc.date.accessioned2018-05-07T15:32:43Z
dc.date.available2018-05-07T15:32:43Z
dc.date.created2012-04-02
dc.date.issued2012-03-29none
dc.identifier.otherhttp://edoc.rki.de/oa/articles/revuNLZKUyXSI/PDF/25U4RLUDuEI7s.pdf
dc.identifier.urihttp://edoc.rki.de/176904/1182
dc.description.abstractDuring the influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 pandemic in 2009/10, a total of 13 consecutive surveys were carried out of the general population in Germany to monitor knowledge, attitude and behaviour concerning the disease and vaccination against pandemic influenza in real time. In total, 13,010 persons aged 14 years or older were interviewed by computer-assisted telephone techniques between November 2009 and April 2010. During the peak of the pandemic, only 18% of participants stated that they perceived the risk of pandemic influenza as high; this proportion fell to 10% in January 2010. There was a significant difference in information-seeking behaviour among population subgroups concerning the disease and vaccine uptake. However, in all subgroups, conventional media sources such as television, radio and newspapers were more frequently used than the Internet. While the majority of participants (78%) felt sufficiently informed to make a decision for or against vaccination, overall vaccination coverage remained low. Among those who decided against vaccination, fear of adverse events and perception that the available vaccines were not sufficiently evaluated were the most frequently stated reasons. Such mistrust in the vaccines and the perceived low risk of the disease were the main barriers that contributed to the low vaccination coverage in Germany during the pandemic.eng
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherRobert Koch-Institut, Infektionsepidemiologie
dc.subjectAdolescenteng
dc.subjectHumanseng
dc.subjectFemaleeng
dc.subjectGermany/epidemiologyeng
dc.subjectMaleeng
dc.subjectMiddle Agedeng
dc.subjectPopulation Surveillanceeng
dc.subjectAdulteng
dc.subjectCross-Sectional Studieseng
dc.subjectAgedeng
dc.subjectAge Distributioneng
dc.subjectPatient Acceptance of Health Care/statistics & numerical dataeng
dc.subjectHealth Behavioreng
dc.subjectHealth Surveyseng
dc.subjectInfluenza A Viruseng
dc.subjectRiskeng
dc.subjectYoung Adulteng
dc.subjectAged 80 and overeng
dc.subjectInfluenza Human/virologyeng
dc.subjectInfluenza Human/epidemiologyeng
dc.subjectPandemicseng
dc.subjectInfluenza Human/prevention & controleng
dc.subjectVaccination/statistics & numerical dataeng
dc.subjectHealth Knowledge Attitudes Practiceeng
dc.subjectVaccination/utilizationeng
dc.subjectH1N1 Subtype/immunologyeng
dc.subjectInfluenza Vaccines/administration & dosageeng
dc.subjectInformation Seeking Behavioreng
dc.subjectPerceptioneng
dc.subjectTelephoneeng
dc.subject.ddc610 Medizin
dc.titleRisk perception and information-seeking behaviour during the 2009/10 influenza A(H1N1)pdm09 pandemic in Germany
dc.typeperiodicalPart
dc.identifier.urnurn:nbn:de:0257-10022776
dc.identifier.doihttp://dx.doi.org/10.25646/1107
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local.edoc.container-volume17
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