Volume 24, Number 9—September 2018
Research Letter
Travelers’ Actual and Subjective Knowledge about Risk for Ebola Virus Disease
Isabelle Régner
, Oana Elena Ianos, Loucy Shajrawi, Philippe Brouqui, and Philippe Gautret
, Oana Elena Ianos, Loucy Shajrawi, Philippe Brouqui, and Philippe Gautret
Table
Results of multiple regression analyses for variables predicting actual and subjective knowledge of risk for Ebola virus disease*
| Risk perception variable |
Actual knowledge |
Subjective knowledge |
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| b |
95% CI |
b |
95% CI |
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| Perceived seriousness | 0.12 (p<0.001) | 0.05 to 0.20 | 0.08 | –0.08 to 0.24 | |
| Risk awareness | –0.19 (p<0.001) | –0.26 to –0.11 | –0.16 (p<0.05) | –0.33 to –0.01 | |
| Perceived effectiveness of protective measures | 0.04 | –0.02 to 0.10 | 0.22 p<0.01) | 0.09 to 0.35 | |
| Positive illusions | –0.07 | –0.14 to 0.01 | 0.16 (p<0.05) | 0.01 to 0.33 | |
| Fear of contracting EVD in destination country | 0.03 | –0.07 to 0.12 | 0.02 | –0.19 to 0.22 | |
| Fear of contracting EVD in Europe | –0.01 | –0.09 to 0.07 | -0.09 | –0.26 to 0.08 | |
| Behavioral intention |
0.04 |
–0.03 to 0.11 |
0.16 (p<0.05) |
0.01 to 0.32 |
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| % variance explained by the model | Adj R2 = 0.32 (p<0.001) | Adj R2 = 0.21 (p<0.001) | |||
*All regression coefficients are unstandardized coefficients that were adjusted for participants’ destination (Africa vs. other countries). Adj, adjusted; b, unstandardized regression coefficients; EVD, Ebola virus disease.
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