Travelers’ Actual and Subjective Knowledge about Risk for Ebola Virus Disease
To determine travelers’ actual and subjective knowledge about risk for Ebola virus disease, we surveyed travelers from France. Actual knowledge did not prevent irrational perceptions or promote safe behavior. Rather, readiness to adopt protective behavior depended on subjective knowledge and overcon...
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2018-09-01
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| author | Isabelle Régner Oana Elena Ianos Loucy Shajrawi Philippe Brouqui Philippe Gautret |
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| description | To determine travelers’ actual and subjective knowledge about risk for Ebola virus disease, we surveyed travelers from France. Actual knowledge did not prevent irrational perceptions or promote safe behavior. Rather, readiness to adopt protective behavior depended on subjective knowledge and overconfidence in ability to self-protect. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6bf8eca837ba4f9891148cd40b5d1c2a2022-12-22T01:03:05ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592018-09-012491750175110.3201/eid2409.171343Travelers’ Actual and Subjective Knowledge about Risk for Ebola Virus DiseaseIsabelle RégnerOana Elena IanosLoucy ShajrawiPhilippe BrouquiPhilippe GautretTo determine travelers’ actual and subjective knowledge about risk for Ebola virus disease, we surveyed travelers from France. Actual knowledge did not prevent irrational perceptions or promote safe behavior. Rather, readiness to adopt protective behavior depended on subjective knowledge and overconfidence in ability to self-protect.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/9/17-1343_articleEbola virus diseaserisk perceptionstravelersactual knowledgesubjective knowledgeviruses |
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| title | Travelers’ Actual and Subjective Knowledge about Risk for Ebola Virus Disease |
| title_full | Travelers’ Actual and Subjective Knowledge about Risk for Ebola Virus Disease |
| title_fullStr | Travelers’ Actual and Subjective Knowledge about Risk for Ebola Virus Disease |
| title_full_unstemmed | Travelers’ Actual and Subjective Knowledge about Risk for Ebola Virus Disease |
| title_short | Travelers’ Actual and Subjective Knowledge about Risk for Ebola Virus Disease |
| title_sort | travelers actual and subjective knowledge about risk for ebola virus disease |
| topic | Ebola virus disease risk perceptions travelers actual knowledge subjective knowledge viruses |
| url | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/24/9/17-1343_article |
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