Volume 10, Number 8—August 2004
Dispatch
SARS Risk Perception, Knowledge, Precautions, and Information Sources, the Netherlands
Johannes Brug*
, Arja R. Aro*†, Anke Oenema*, Onno de Zwart‡, Jan Hendrik Richardus*, and George D. Bishop§
, Arja R. Aro*†, Anke Oenema*, Onno de Zwart‡, Jan Hendrik Richardus*, and George D. Bishop§Table 4
Pearson correlations between severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-related risk perceptions, knowledge, and actions
| 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Perceived risk of acquiring SARS |
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| 2. Perceived risk of acquiring SARS compared to others |
0.43a |
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| 3. Worry about getting SARS |
0.64a |
0.31a |
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| 4. Worry about SARS as a health problem |
0.40a |
0.34a |
0.45a |
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| 5. Knowledge about SARS |
–0.10 |
0.02 |
–0.05 |
–0.02b |
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| 6. Self-reported precautionary actions to avoid SARS |
0.16c |
0.05 |
0.23a |
0.10 |
0.00 |
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| 7. Perceived ability to avoid SARS |
–0.33a |
–0.27c |
–0.30a |
–0.22a |
–0.03 |
0.04 |
|
| 8. Perceived ability to avoid SARS compared to others | –0.27a | –0.49c | –0.23a | –0.21a | –0.09 | –0.03 | 0.30a |
ap < 0.001.
bp < 0.05.
cp < 0.01.
