Table 2 Self-reported knowledge of infectious diseases and perceived personal risk: June-July 2006, Lyon-France.
Self-evaluated level of knowledge (n = 601) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% | % | % | % | % | |
Not at all | Low | Medium | Well | Very well | |
AIDS | 1 | 1 | 5 | 46 | 47 |
SARS | 42 | 14 | 20 | 16 | 6 |
Avian Influenza | 6 | 6 | 13 | 48 | 27 |
Viral hepatitis | 7 | 9 | 27 | 45 | 12 |
Nosocomial infections | 17 | 12 | 22 | 33 | 15 |
Meningitis | 2 | 6 | 24 | 47 | 21 |
Level of anxiety among subjects with knowledge of the diseases | |||||
% | % | % | % | ||
Not at all anxious | Somewhat anxious | Anxious | Very anxious | ||
AIDS (n = 595) | 8 | 24 | 50 | 13 | |
SARS (n = 345) | 16 | 34 | 34 | 8 | |
Avian Influenza (n = 567) | 26 | 35 | 30 | 9 | |
Viral hepatitis (n = 558) | 11 | 38 | 39 | 8 | |
Nosocomial infections (n = 500) | 8 | 24 | 50 | 13 | |
Meningitis (n = 589) | 7 | 27 | 42 | 18 | |