TY - JOUR
T1 - Compliance with recommended protective actions during an H7N9 emergency
T2 - a risk perception perspective
AU - Wang, F.
AU - Wei, J.
AU - Shi, X
PY - 2018/4/1
Y1 - 2018/4/1
N2 - This study investigates the factors determining an individual's response to official recommended protective measures, based on the Health Belief Model and the Protective Action Decision Model, to understand the adoption of protective behaviour during an H7N9 (Avian Influenza A) emergency. A public survey involving 1,375 respondents was conducted in Anhui Province, China, during the 2013 H7N9 outbreak to test the research model and hypotheses. The results indicate that protective, stakeholder, and risk perceptions influence positively an individual's willingness to take recommended actions. Protective and stakeholder perceptions also have a positive bearing on lay people's risk perceptions. A stakeholder perception is a vital determinant of a protective perception. More importantly, the effects of protective and stakeholder perceptions on behavioural responses to recommendations are mediated in part by risk perception. These findings can help public health officials to develop messages to encourage members of the population to protect themselves effectively during an influenza crisis.
AB - This study investigates the factors determining an individual's response to official recommended protective measures, based on the Health Belief Model and the Protective Action Decision Model, to understand the adoption of protective behaviour during an H7N9 (Avian Influenza A) emergency. A public survey involving 1,375 respondents was conducted in Anhui Province, China, during the 2013 H7N9 outbreak to test the research model and hypotheses. The results indicate that protective, stakeholder, and risk perceptions influence positively an individual's willingness to take recommended actions. Protective and stakeholder perceptions also have a positive bearing on lay people's risk perceptions. A stakeholder perception is a vital determinant of a protective perception. More importantly, the effects of protective and stakeholder perceptions on behavioural responses to recommendations are mediated in part by risk perception. These findings can help public health officials to develop messages to encourage members of the population to protect themselves effectively during an influenza crisis.
KW - Avian Influenza A
KW - behavioural response
KW - H7N9 emergency
KW - protective perception
KW - recommended preventive action
KW - risk perception
KW - stakeholder perception
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85044866400&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1111/disa.12240
DO - 10.1111/disa.12240
M3 - Article
C2 - 28799670
AN - SCOPUS:85044866400
SN - 0361-3666
VL - 42
SP - 207
EP - 232
JO - Disasters
JF - Disasters
IS - 2
ER -