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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Aug 28.
Published in final edited form as: Risk Anal. 2012 May 7;32(12):2020–2031. doi: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.2012.01823.x

Table X.

Possible drivers for updating HBM variables during a simulation. Drivers that were observed to change over the course of the outbreak (Table II) are indicated by a *.

Variable Candidate drivers for HBM
(Benefits) Vaccine effectiveness Opinion of the adequacy of media coverage
Opinion of the adequacy of government response
(Barriers) Vaccine side effects Opinion of the adequacy of media coverage
(Severity) Perceived likelihood of death following H1N1 contraction Observed frequency of news coverage * Personally know anybody who has had H1N1
(Severity) Perceived hardship of H1N1 relative to seasonal flu Opinion of the adequacy of media coverage
Opinion of the adequacy of government response
(Susceptibility) Perceived likelihood of contracting H1N1 Observed frequency of news coverage *
Overall status of the epidemic in US *
Individual believes they have had H1N1