Maton Tavorn, Butraporn Piyarat, Kaewkangwal Jaranit, Fungladda Wijitr
Department of Social and Environmental Medicine, Faculty of Tropical Medicine, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health. 2007 May;38(3):560-8.
Avian influenza (Al) had outbreaks in Thailand from January 2004 to December 2005, which resulted in 22 human cases, and 14 deaths. Three confirmed cases were reported in Suphan Buri Province in 2004, one of whom died. A cross-sectional study aimed to investigate knowledge, attitudes, and practices about AI in Song Phi Nong District of Suphan Buri Province. Most of the respondents had moderate levels of knowledge. Most of their attitudes towards and practices of the prevention and control of AI were also appropriate. However, the peoples' knowledge about major signs and symptoms of AI was limited. The study suggested that those who had received information from media had better attitudes towards and practices of AI prevention and control, compared with those who had not received information from media. Therefore, the media played an important role in improving knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors; but for the better protection from AI, continuing health education will be necessary in Thailand.
2004年1月至2005年12月期间，禽流感在泰国爆发，导致22例人类感染病例，其中14人死亡。2004年，素攀武里府报告了3例确诊病例，其中1人死亡。一项横断面研究旨在调查素攀武里府宋披侬区居民对禽流感的知识、态度和行为。大多数受访者的知识水平中等。他们对禽流感防控的态度和行为大多也较为恰当。然而，人们对禽流感主要体征和症状的了解有限。研究表明，与未从媒体获取信息的人相比，从媒体获取信息的人对禽流感防控的态度和行为更好。因此，媒体在提高知识、态度和行为方面发挥了重要作用；但为了更好地预防禽流感，泰国仍需持续开展健康教育。
