Taking the Bite out of Mosquito Bites: The Role of Perceived Risk
| Autor: | Michael J. Lydy, Pamela Plunkett, Daryl G. Kroner |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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West Nile virus
Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis fungi Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Insect Bites and Stings General Medicine 010501 environmental sciences medicine.disease_cause 01 natural sciences Pollution Risk perception 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Culicidae Insect Repellents parasitic diseases medicine Animals Disease prevention 030212 general & internal medicine Psychology 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Clinical psychology |
| Zdroj: | International journal of environmental health research. 32(1) |
| ISSN: | 1369-1619 |
| Popis: | The present study examined how dimensions of perceived risk contributed to mosquito avoidance behaviors in a flood-prone area. Mosquito avoidance behaviors were classified into proactive (i.e. used repellant sources) and withdrawal/reactive (i.e. reduced outside activities) behaviors. After controlling for level of mosquito bites, increased scores for above normal perceived risk were associated with withdrawal/reactive avoidance behaviors; whereas, increased scores for normal perceived risk were associated with proactive avoidance behaviors. Efforts to improve mosquito avoidance behaviors should distinguish the type of perceived risk and the type of avoidance behavior. Greater congruence between perceived risk (i.e. normal risk of mosquito-borne illnesses) and avoidance behaviors (i.e. planning avoidance behaviors) will increase the effectiveness of education programs for disease prevention. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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