Table 2 Trends over time in government trust, fear/worry, perceived vulnerability, an intention to adopt protective measures and to accept vaccination
Period 1 | Period 2 | Period 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
1. Trust in government | |||
Mean (SD) | 9.29 (2.66)a | 8.61 (2.62)b | 8.52 (2.64)b |
MD with previous period | - | - 0.68 | - 0.09 |
95% C.I. for MD with previous period | - | (0.84) - (0.52) | (0.26) - 0.07 |
Scale 0 - 15 | |||
2. Fear/worry about influenza A (H1N1) | |||
Mean (SD) | 2.11 (1.41) | 2.10 (1.35) | 2.01 (1.33) |
MD with previous period | - | - 0.01 | - 0.01 |
95% C.I. for MD with previous period | - | (0.09) - 0.07 | (0.1) - 0.07 |
Scale 0 - 7 | |||
3. Perceived vulnerability | |||
Mean (SD) | 1.59 (0.97)a | 2.31 (1.06)c | 2.42 (1.09)d |
Mean difference with previous period | - | 0.72 | 0.11 |
95% C.I. for MD with previous period | - | 0.66 - 0.78 | 0.04 - 0.18 |
Scale 0 - 5 | |||
4. Intention to adopt protective measures | |||
Yes (%) | 27.6a | 45.0c | 54.2d |
MD with previous period | - | 0.1 | 0.09 |
95% C.I. for MD with previous period | 0.15 - 0.20 | 0.06 - 0.12 | |
Scale 0 - 1 | |||
5. Intention to accept vaccination | |||
Yes (%) | - | 39.9 | 43.1 |
MD with previous period | - | - | 0.03 |
95% C.I. for MD with previous period | 0.00 - 0.06 | ||
Scale 0 - 1 |