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. 2018 Feb 16;8(2):e017355. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017355

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Risk perceptions, support for interventions during infectious disease outbreaks and belief in their effectiveness among 500 adult Singapore residents. Whiskers represent 95% CIs. (A) Estimates of risk of large outbreaks over the next 12 months in Singapore. (B, C) Support for mandatory isolation and quarantine in the event of an outbreak. A four-point Likert scale (strongly oppose, moderately oppose, moderately in favour, strongly in favour) is presented with stronger opinions to the left-most and right-most extremes of the plot. (D) Belief in the effectiveness of, experience of and support for the use of temperature screening. (E–H) Frequency of attendance at hawker centres (outdoor food courts), religious gatherings and festivals, shopping malls (black). Week/month/year stand for at least once a week/month/year. Within each frequency, the number reporting they would not reduce their attendance in the event of an outbreak is overlaid (white), excepting those who never attend such activities.