Protective Behavior (0 never, 1 sometimes, 2 usually, 3 always) |
Wore long sleeves/pants to protect against mosquitoes when outside at dawn dusk. |
Stayed indoors at dusk or dawn to avoid mosquitoes. |
Used mosquito repellant when out at dawn or dusk. |
Avoided mosquito-prone areas at dawn or dusk. |
Used bug zappers if outdoors at dawn or dusk. |
Used citronella candles if out at dawn or dusk. |
Wore long sleeves/pants when going outside at dawn or dusk only for a few minutes. |
Used mosquito repellant when going outside at dawn or dusk only for a few minutes. |
Risk Perception (1 strongly disagree, 2 disagree, 3 neutral, 4 agree, 5 strongly agree) |
I do not feel very knowledgeable about the risk of West Nile virus (cognitive) |
I don't have any choice over my exposure to West Nile virus. (cognitive) |
I believe that the risk of West Nile virus is increasing over time. (cognitive) |
The thought of West Nile virus fills me with dread or fear. (affective) |
The thought of West Nile virus makes me feel sad or depressed. (affective) |
The thought of West Nile virus makes me feel anxious or worried. (affective) |
Proximity (1 definitely not, 2 possibly, 3 definitely yes) |
I have seen dead birds in the area that might have carried West Nile virus. |
Have you ever become sick with West Nile virus? |
Has anyone else in your household ever become sick with West Nile virus? |
Do you know of anyone in your neighborhood who has become sick with West Nile? |
Do you know of anyone outside your neighborhood who has become sick w/ WNV? |
Ecology (1 strongly disagree, 2 disagree, 3 neutral, 4 agree, 5 strongly agree) |
I don't think about West Nile very often because I almost never see a mosquito |
It's too dry in this area of Colorado to have a bad mosquito problem. |
My part of town does not have a bad problem with mosquitoes. |
Spraying or other city efforts keep mosquitoes under control in my area. |
Susceptibility (HBM)(1 strongly disagree, 2 disagree, 3 neutral, 4 agree, 5 strongly agree) |
It is likely I will get sick from West Nile virus. |
My chances of getting sick from West Nile virus in the next few years are great. |
I feel I will get sick from West Nile virus sometime during my life. |
Severity (HBM) (1 strongly disagree, 2 disagree, 3 neutral, 4 agree, 5 strongly agree) |
I am not worried because most people who get West Nile virus don't get sick. |
The thought of West Nile virus scares me. |
If I got sick from West Nile virus, the illness would last a long time. |
Benefits (HBM) (1 strongly disagree, 2 disagree, 3 neutral, 4 agree, 5 strongly agree) |
When I avoid mosquitoes I am doing something to take care of myself. |
When I put on repellant I am doing something to take care of myself. |
Avoiding mosquitoes will decrease my chances of getting West Nile virus. |
Putting on repellant will decrease my chances of getting West Nile virus. |
When I avoid mosquitoes I don’t worry as much about West Nile virus. |
When I put on repellant I don’t worry as much about West Nile virus. |
Using mosquito repellant helps me avoid the bother and discomfort of mosquito bites. |
When I use mosquito repellant I set a good example for others. |
When I avoid mosquitoes I set a good example for others. |
Barriers (HBM) (1 strongly disagree, 2 disagree, 3 neutral, 4 agree, 5 strongly agree) |
Avoiding mosquitoes keeps me from doing things I want to do. |
Putting on repellant is embarrassing to me. |
Avoiding mosquitoes will take too much time. |
Putting on repellant will take too much time. |
It is hard to remember to put on repellant. |
Putting on repellant is unpleasant. |
Putting on repellant with DEET is not safe. |
Effective mosquito repellant is expensive. |
Effective mosquito repellant is difficult to find. |
Cues (HBM) (0 none, 1 a little, 2 some, 3 much, 4 very much) |
How much information did you see or hear this summer about West Nile virus from these sources: |
Newspapers, TV, Radio, Mail, Web, Family, Friends, Doctors |