Scale/construct | Example item | Scale (min/max) | |
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Risk factors | Vulnerability | How high do you feel is the risk that you get Ebola? | 1–5 |
Severity | Imagine that you contracted Ebola, how severe would be the impact on… … your life in general? | 1–5 | |
Health knowledge | Can people transfer Ebola to others immediately after being infected? | Multiple choice answers: 0Â =Â answer was wrong, 1Â =Â answer was right | |
Risk touching | How high do you think is the risk that you contract Ebola, if you touch a person who is suffering from Ebola? | 1–5 | |
Attitude factor | Response belief | How certain are you that not touching a sick person prevents you from contracting Ebola? | 1–5 |
Self-regulation factor | Control not to touch | How much control do you have over whether you don’t touch a person who might be suffering from Ebola while taking care of this person at home? | 1–5 |
Additional factor | Opinion of others | What would others think if you don’t touch a person who might be suffering from Ebola? | Open question |