Table 3.
Change of respondents’ intention of outpatient visits before and after they read information about the SARS infection control in the infectious disease treatment unit at the community hospital
| Intention of outpatient service use after the provision of information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Continue visits |
Suspend visits |
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| n = 581 | 70.8% | n = 240 | 29.2% | |||
| Intention of outpatient service use before the provision of information | Continue visits | n = 457 | 443 | 96.9% | 14 | 3.1% |
| Suspend visits | n = 364 | 138 | 37.9% | 226 | 62.1% | |
McNemaer test: P < 0.001.