TY - JOUR AU - Kim, Jean AU - Lo, Fung AU - Cheuk, Ka AU - Kwong, Ming AU - Goggins, William AU - Cai, Yan AU - Lee, Shui AU - Griffiths, Sian T1 - Knowledge of Avian Influenza (H5N1) among Poultry Workers, Hong Kong, China T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2011 VL - 17 IS - 12 SP - 2319 SN - 1080-6059 AB - In 2009, a cross-sectional survey of 360 poultry workers in Hong Kong, China, showed that workers had inadequate levels of avian influenza (H5N1) risk knowledge, preventive behavior, and outbreak preparedness. The main barriers to preventive practices were low perceived benefits and interference with work. Poultry workers require occupation-specific health promotion. KW - KW - avian influenza virus (H5N1) KW - influenza KW - viruses KW - knowledge KW - attitudes KW - practices KW - preparedness KW - occupational risk KW - risk factors KW - poultry workers KW - epidemiology KW - zoonoses KW - Hong Kong KW - China DO - 10.3201/eid1712.110321 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/12/11-0321_article ER - End of Reference