Table 5.
Respondents’ information seeking, perceived risk, and self-efficacy related to ZIKV (N = 1,202)
| At-risk states (N = 501) | Other states (N = 500) | Puerto Rico (N = 201) | P value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
| Information seeking | |||||||
| In the last 6 months, have you actively looked for information about ZIKV online? (% yes) | 94 | 40.5 | 93 | 17.8 | 109 | 50.7 | < 0.001 |
| Before deciding to travel, did you try to find out whether your destination was affected by ZIKV? (% yes) | 70 | 12.2 | 90 | 17.6 | 108 | 50.4 | < 0.001 |
| Have you talked with a doctor, nurse or other medical professional about ZIKV? (% yes) | 62 | 10.5 | 48 | 9.2 | 100 | 49.1 | < 0.001 |
| How has information about the risk of getting the ZIKV affected your travel plans? (% yes) | |||||||
| It did not affect my plans | 465 | 92.9 | 448 | 90.8 | 170 | 89.9 | 0.058 |
| I changed my travel destination | 12 | 2.7 | 15 | 3.0 | 2 | 0.2 | |
| I changed my travel dates | 2 | 0.7 | 7 | 0.8 | 7 | 2.2 | |
| I designed my original travel plans to avoid any areas with ZIKV | 17 | 3.3 | 25 | 4.4 | 20 | 7.6 | |
| Other | 3 | 0.5 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Concern | |||||||
| How concerned are you that you will get infected with the ZIKV while traveling? | |||||||
| Not at all concerned | 353 | 72.7 | 344 | 69.5 | 41 | 23.3 | < 0.001 |
| Somewhat concerned | 123 | 21.7 | 125 | 26.2 | 86 | 44.8 | |
| Very concerned | 24 | 5.7 | 29 | 4.4 | 74 | 32.0 | |
| Perceived risk | |||||||
| How likely is it that you will become infected with the ZIKV by having sex with someone who has ZIKV and doesn’t know it? | |||||||
| Not at all likely | 323 | 65.7 | 315 | 62.9 | 47 | 29.3 | < 0.001 |
| Somewhat likely | 96 | 20.2 | 90 | 19.2 | 32 | 12.2 | |
| Likely | 44 | 7.5 | 55 | 10.5 | 55 | 27.5 | |
| Very likely | 34 | 6.6 | 37 | 7.3 | 67 | 31.0 | |
| At your travel destination, how likely is it that you will be bitten by a mosquito that is infected with the ZIKV? | |||||||
| Not at all likely | 265 | 49.9 | 246 | 54.2 | 27 | 12.8 | < 0.001 |
| Somewhat likely | 190 | 42.2 | 207 | 37.0 | 81 | 37.1 | |
| Likely | 25 | 5.9 | 29 | 6.6 | 68 | 38.6 | |
| Very likely | 13 | 1.9 | 9 | 2.2 | 23 | 11.6 | |
| Self-efficacy | |||||||
| How confident are you in your ability to protect yourself from ZIKV? | |||||||
| Not at all confident | 59 | 11 | 66 | 13.8 | 8 | 4.0 | < 0.001 |
| Somewhat confident | 240 | 46.3 | 259 | 52.2 | 59 | 31.7 | |
| Confident | 119 | 24.7 | 122 | 24.7 | 105 | 52.6 | |
| Very confident | 80 | 18.1 | 47 | 9.2 | 29 | 11.7 | |
| Current condom use | |||||||
| Are you and your partner using a condom to prevent the possible transmission of the ZIKV? (% yes) | 68 | 16.6 | 78 | 19.5 | 62 | 31.5 | < 0.004 |
ZIKV = Zika virus.