Table 3.
Precautionary practices against A(H7N9) influenza in Guangzhou, 17–24 June 2013
| Items |
Total |
Sex |
Age |
||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % | Male | Female | χ2 | P | <25 | 25-40 | >40 | Trend χ2 | P | |
|
Did you recently search some information about H7N9? (response = “yes”) |
1079 |
74.41 |
367 (79.09%) |
712 (72.21%) |
7.58 |
0.00* |
783 (72.77%) |
247 (79.17) |
49 (79.03%) |
5.92 |
0.06 |
| If yes, what methods did you use to get information? |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Use internet |
830 |
76.92 |
297 (80.93%) |
533 (74.86%) |
5.02 |
0.03* |
633 (80.84%) |
173 (70.04%) |
24 (48.98%) |
34.92 |
0.00* |
| Watch TV |
729 |
67.56 |
231 (62.94%) |
498 (69.94%) |
5.41 |
0.02* |
511 (65.26%) |
183 (74.09%) |
35 (71.43%) |
7.02 |
0.03* |
| Read newspaper |
607 |
56.26 |
179 (48.77%) |
428 (60.11%) |
12.66 |
0.00* |
429 (54.79%) |
151 (61.13%) |
34 (69.39%) |
6.57 |
0.01* |
| Ask friends |
227 |
21.04 |
94 (25.06%) |
133 (18.68%) |
7.01 |
0.01* |
176 (22.48%) |
47 (19.03%) |
4 (8.16%) |
6.46 |
0.04* |
| Listen to the radio |
148 |
13.72 |
49 (13.35%) |
99 (13.90%) |
0.06 |
0.80 |
88 (11.24%) |
50 (20.24%) |
10 (20.41%) |
14.80 |
0.00* |
| Consult doctor |
138 |
12.79 |
59 (16.08%) |
79 (11.10%) |
5.38 |
0.02* |
101 (12.90%) |
34 (13.77%) |
3 (6.12%) |
2.17 |
0.33 |
|
Have you injected flu vaccine in the past 3 years? (response = “yes”) |
481 |
33.17 |
180 (38.79%) |
301 (30.53%) |
9.72 |
0.00* |
369 (36.80%) |
74 (23.72%) |
11 (17.74%) |
25.64 |
0.00* |
|
After emergence of H7N9, what protective measures have you taken? |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Washed hands more often than usual |
1171 |
80.76 |
360 (77.59%) |
811 (82.25%) |
4.42 |
0.04* |
881 (81.88%) |
241 (77.24%) |
49 (79.03%) |
3.47 |
0.18 |
| Ventilate room more frequency |
990 |
68.27 |
312 (67.24%) |
678 (68.46%) |
0.33 |
0.56 |
735 (68.31%) |
216 (69.23%) |
39 (62.90%) |
0.96 |
0.62 |
| Cancelled or postponed social events |
707 |
48.76 |
193 (41.95%) |
514 (52.13%) |
14.01 |
0.00* |
520 (48.33%) |
161 (51.60%) |
26 (41.94%) |
2.46 |
0.33 |
| Bought some drugs for preparation |
582 |
40.14 |
175 (37.72%) |
407 (41.28%) |
1.66 |
0.20* |
434 (40.33%) |
121 (38.78%) |
27 (43.55%) |
0.55 |
0.76 |
| No longer bought poultries to eat |
539 |
37.17 |
135 (29.09%) |
404 (40.97%) |
19.06 |
0.00* |
391 (36.34%) |
130 (41.67%) |
18 (29.03%) |
4.78 |
0.09 |
| Reduced the amount I go into shops | 416 | 28.69 | 131 (28.23%) | 285 (28.90%) | 0.07 | 0.79 | 312 (29.00%) | 87 (27.88%) | 17 (27.42%) | 0.20 | 0.91 |
*P < 0.05.