Community-Based Risk Communication Survey: Risk Prevention Behaviors in Communities during the H1N1 crisis, 2010

Kim, Soo Jeong; Han, Jin A.; Lee, Tae-Yong; Hwang, Tae-Yoon; Kwon, Keun-Sang; Park, Ki Soo; Lee, Kyung Jong; Kim, Moon Shik; Lee, Soon Young

S.J. Kim, et al patterns at stage 6, i.e., the final stage. Third, we were unable to fully explore the effects of having experienced ILI symptoms on the uptake of preventive behaviors because they were experienced by so few of the participants. Although Model 3 showed significantly higher behavioral scores among people who had experienced symptoms similar to those of H1N1 (p Z 0.022), these results require further study. Consistent with the findings of other studies, we found that individuals show higher behavioral compliance when the perceived effectiveness of these measures and H1N1-related anxiety levels are higher. We need to increase the understanding of the effectiveness of preventive measures, and facilitate a realistic perception of personal risk of becoming infected with H1N1 among people with the following characteristics: male, living in a rural area, single, uneducated, living in a house, and poor engagement in health behaviors. This study suggests that the most effective methods for increasing behavioral compliance may be nationwide campaigns through mass media (TV, radio, and newspapers) as well as education and promotion by health care providers and broadcasters.