Petrie Keith J, Faasse Kate, Thomas Mark G
1Departments of Psychological Medicine, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences,University of Auckland,Auckland,New Zealand.
2Molecular Medicine and Pathology, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences,University of Auckland,Auckland,New Zealand.
Disaster Med Public Health Prep. 2016 Aug;10(4):674-80. doi: 10.1017/dmp.2016.67. Epub 2016 Jun 14.
We examined public perceptions of the risk of an Ebola outbreak, knowledge about transmission, and the factors associated with planned protective behavior, including willingness to vaccinate.
We conducted a cross-sectional telephone survey using random digit dialing of 750 members of the New Zealand public between February 12 and 19, 2015.
Most of the sample (72%) reported that they had been following news of the outbreak closely and 28% were concerned that there would be a large outbreak in New Zealand. High rates of planned protective behavior, in terms of avoiding contact with other people, were reported, with 23% reporting they would avoid going to work, 49% reporting they would avoid using public transport, 42% reporting they would avoid sending children to school, and 52% reporting they would avoid public events. A younger age, a higher concern, and lower confidence in the ability of hospitals to contain the outbreak were significantly associated with both a greater willingness to vaccinate and a larger number of protective behaviors.
An Ebola outbreak would have large social and economic consequences owing to the large proportion of the population who intended to avoid social contact in order to protect their health. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2016;10:674-680).
我们调查了公众对埃博拉疫情爆发风险的认知、对传播途径的了解，以及与计划采取的保护行为（包括接种疫苗意愿）相关的因素。
2015年2月12日至19日，我们通过随机数字拨号对750名新西兰公众进行了横断面电话调查。
大多数样本（72%）报告称他们一直在密切关注疫情新闻，28%的人担心新西兰会发生大规模疫情。报告显示，在避免与他人接触方面，计划采取保护行为的比例很高，23%的人表示会避免上班，49%的人表示会避免乘坐公共交通工具，42%的人表示会避免送孩子上学，52%的人表示会避免参加公共活动。年龄较小、担忧程度较高以及对医院控制疫情能力的信心较低，均与接种疫苗的意愿更强以及更多的保护行为显著相关。
由于很大一部分人口为保护自身健康打算避免社交接触，埃博拉疫情爆发将产生巨大的社会和经济后果。（《灾难医学与公共卫生防范》。2016年；10：674 - 680）
