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Initial psychological responses to Influenza A, H1N1 ("Swine flu")

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Title
Initial psychological responses to Influenza A, H1N1 ("Swine flu")
Published in
BMC Infectious Diseases, October 2009
DOI 10.1186/1471-2334-9-166
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Robin Goodwin, Shamsul Haque, Felix Neto, Lynn B Myers

Abstract

The outbreak of the pandemic flu, Influenza A H1N1 (Swine Flu) in early 2009, provided a major challenge to health services around the world. Previous pandemics have led to stockpiling of goods, the victimisation of particular population groups, and the cancellation of travel and the boycotting of particular foods (e.g. pork). We examined initial behavioural and attitudinal responses towards Influenza A, H1N1 ("Swine flu") in the six days following the WHO pandemic alert level 5, and regional differences in these responses.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 4 1%
Australia 1 <1%
Vietnam 1 <1%
Denmark 1 <1%
Taiwan 1 <1%
Unknown 279 97%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Bachelor 41 14%
Student > Master 40 14%
Researcher 38 13%
Student > Ph. D. Student 28 10%
Student > Doctoral Student 17 6%
Other 56 20%
Unknown 67 23%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Psychology 46 16%
Medicine and Dentistry 46 16%
Social Sciences 23 8%
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 19 7%
Business, Management and Accounting 11 4%
Other 64 22%
Unknown 78 27%
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#13,019,526
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#3,096
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#74,841
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#13
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