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Affective response
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Percentage of participants who are worried...
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about EVD.
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27.3%
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2.7%
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24.6%
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< 0.001
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that in the next three months people might arrive in Germany who are identified as infected persons after their entry.
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77.0%
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27.6%
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49.4%
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< 0.001
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|
that individual persons might be infected with the Ebola virus in Germany during the next six months.
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57.7%
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19.7%
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38.0%
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< 0.001
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|
that in the next six months Ebola could spread in the general population of Germany similar to how it is spreading currently in Western Africa.
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3.2%
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1.3%
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1.9%
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0.015
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Knowledge
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Percentage of participants who answer correctly
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By direct contact with bodily fluids of infected persons, either dead or living
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94.3%
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96.1%
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−1.8%
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0.11
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By direct contact with infected, but asymptomatic persons
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26.6%
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8.4%
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18.2%
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< 0.001
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Through air, if infected people cough or sneeze
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27.6%
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18.3%
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9.3%
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< 0.001
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Through material which has been heavily contaminated with bodily fluids of dead or living infected persons
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84.8%
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80.2%
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4.6%
|
0.015
|
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Through drinking water
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66.4%
|
55.1%
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11.3%
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< 0.001
|
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Through food produced in Germany
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96.7%
|
93.7%
|
3.0%
|
0.0068
|
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By casual contact with someone already sick, such as sitting next to the person (without any direct contact of bodily fluids)
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59.6%
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51.3%
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8.3%
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< 0.001
|
|
By wild animals in Africa (monkeys, bats)
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50.3%
|
55.2%
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−4.9%
|
0.021
|
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By wild animals in Germany (rats, foxes)
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79.0%
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81.8%
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−2.8%
|
0.14
|
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By insects in Africa (mosquitoes, tsetse flies)
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57.9%
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53.3%
|
4.6%
|
0.053
|
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By insects in Germany (midges)
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85.1%
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85.4%
|
−0.3%
|
0.92
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Cognitive response: likelihood of infection
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Percentage of participants who think that they have a personal risk of acquiring Ebola…
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at work.
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9.3%
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3.9%
|
5.4%
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< 0.001
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in public transport.
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16.4%
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7.4%
|
9.0%
|
< 0.001
|
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in public places (school, childcare …) or public events.
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16.6%
|
8.5%
|
8.1%
|
< 0.001
|
|
at an airport in Germany.
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37.4%
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21.6%
|
15.8%
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< 0.001
|
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as a patient in a German hospital.
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14.8%
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8.9%
|
5.9%
|
< 0.001
|
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at a doctor’s office in Germany.
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16.2%
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8.1%
|
8.1%
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< 0.001
|
|
during a travel to affected countries.
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72.3%
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57.3%
|
15.0%
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< 0.001
|
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Cognitive response: personal impact
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Percentage of participants who would…
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avoid public events and crowded places.
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15.1%
|
14.6%
|
0.5%
|
0.77
|
|
avoid using public transport.
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14.7%
|
13.1%
|
1.6%
|
0.29
|
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avoid physical contact with other people.
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33.9%
|
30.3%
|
3.6%
|
0.086
|
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pay more attention to hygiene (e.g. wash hands more often).
|
66.6%
|
61.0%
|
5.6%
|
0.0091
|
|
wear a face mask outside of my home.
|
1.1%
|
1.8%
|
−0.7%
|
0.33
|
|
not want to be admitted to the same hospital.
|
49.4%
|
42.5%
|
6.9%
|
< 0.001
|
|
not visit friends admitted to the same hospital.
|
26.8%
|
20.9%
|
5.9%
|
0.0024
|
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Cognitive response: coping efficacy
|
|
Percentage of participants who support specific measure to prevent the spread of EVD to Europe
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Provide information on EVD for all travellers coming from affected areas and advice in case of developing symptoms
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97.2%
|
93.6%
|
3.6%
|
0.0018
|
|
Get personal information of all travellers coming from affected areas and control their health three weeks long
|
68.9%
|
49.9%
|
19.0%
|
< 0.001
|
|
Forbid return transport of Germans getting infected during assistance intervention in Western Africa
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8.5%
|
8.6%
|
−0.1%
|
0.9
|
|
Forbid bringing EVD patients for treatment to Germany
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24.8%
|
23.3%
|
1.5%
|
0.43
|
|
Measure temperature of all travellers coming from affected countries when they arrive in Europe with subsequent quarantine for those with high temperature
|
58.4%
|
39.2%
|
19.2%
|
< 0.001
|
|
Measure temperature of all travellers coming from affected countries when they leave Africa with subsequent quarantine for those with high temperature
|
53.3%
|
41.4%
|
11.9%
|
< 0.001
|
|
Mandatory quarantine for all volunteers returning from assistance intervention in Western Africa
|
38.5%
|
28.4%
|
10.1%
|
< 0.001
|
|
Visa ban for people from affected countries
|
16.9%
|
7.7%
|
9.2%
|
< 0.001
|
|
Forbid traveling from Germany to affected countries in Africa
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15.5%
|
8.3%
|
7.2%
|
< 0.001
|
|
Compulsory vaccination against Ebola for all inhabitants of affected countries as soon as a vaccine is available
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86.6%
|
88.3%
|
−1.7%
|
0.29
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